Re: rationale behind /proc filesystem? (wuz Re: 2.0, loggings....)
Alan Cox (alan@cymru.net)
Fri, 14 Jun 1996 09:50:52 +0100 (BST)
> On Wed, 12 Jun 1996, Michael Neuffer wrote:
> > Actually this comes from Plan9, a new designed OS from the AT&T labs
> > with some of the same people working in the background working, that
> > already "invented" the original AT&T Unix.
> Plan9 is a very bad B-Movie (Plan 9 from outer space) It's actually
> attained cult status as far as I can tell, because it's so bad. OS9 is that
> which you mean ;).
Wrong 8)
> > It is a beast you have to get used to. Some people love it, others
> > hate it for the strangest reasons.
> OS9, and it's window system "8 1/2", or the proc fs ;) ....
OS9 is a microware OS. Plan 9 from Bell labs is the OS he is talking about.