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Plan 9
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2014-04-26 11:54:15 -04:00
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n. In the late 1980s, researchers at Bell Labs (especially Rob Pike of
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Kernighan Pike fame) got bored with the limitations of UNIX and decided to
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reimplement the entire system. The result was called Plan 9 in the Bell Labs
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tradition of selecting names that make marketeers wince. The developers also
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wished to pay homage to the famous film, Plan 9 From Outer Space ,
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considered by some to be the worst movie ever made. The source is available
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for download under open-source terms. The developers and a small fan base
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hang out at comp.os.
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