I don't really understand this thread. I thought it was a stupid flame war, in which case I can only say that I miss Boyd calling a spade a fucking shovel.
I was disturbed by the claim that v10 had been lost because of bullshit, but said nothing. If indeed someone has lost their v10 I can replace it. If you are in australia it's easy. Contact me with the details of your import license and I will arrange for a copy on TK50 for you. I'm not allowed to export/sell/destroy it so I'm stuck with it. Nearly all of cmd is on the web anyway! And a complete rack of plan9 servers is a lot quieter, faster, and uses lest power than my Vax. But I digress, voting nemo Plan9 innovator of the month. Shoot me. brucee On 7 September 2013 14:06, Devon H. O'Dell <devon.od...@gmail.com> wrote: > 2013/9/6 erik quanstrom <quans...@quanstro.net>: > >> > I created it I do what I want with it. > >> > >> I believe the rules are different when the work is research, sponsored > >> by public money. People are getting research grants to work on nix. > > > > who is getting grants to work on nix? > > > >> > as far as i know, there is no private nix development going on > >> > >> Who are you kidding. This is the norm around here. I have been > >> personally invited in multiple private Plan 9-related projects by some > >> of the few proemiment members of this community that still write code. > >> This has always been the norm; read 15 year old 9fans posts and find > >> that the same attitude (and complaints) prevail. > > > > i'm not sure if you're complaining or bragging. > > > > but anyway, we're talking about current nix (which i take to mean > > current 64-bit intel/amd development of any sort). > > > > so have you been invited to participate in private nix development? > > I've been invited. I'm too busy, and I feel like a dick, because I > think it'd be a lot of fun. I'm happy that people are contributing. > > But I do wish that this list and the software produced by the people > on it was more transparent. I'm sure nobody likes bitbucket or github > here, but I'm pretty sure everyone would be happy with a 9p mount of > ongoing development. It's amazing what commented changesets do for > software engineering in organizations (public or private) to quell > worries about those projects. > > --dho > > > - erik > > > >
