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To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs 9fans@9fans.net,
Date: 10.02.2013 21:53
Subject:Re: [9fans] 3e
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Not sure why the licensing question came up. It was free back then, so I
don't know why it wouldn't be now, unless Bell
Not sure why the licensing question came up. It was free back then, so I don't
know why it wouldn't be now, unless Bell Labs revoked the previous license.
More than anything I was trying to figure out the last release date. I've got
a plan9.9gz file dated 20010327, and some odd patch files,
Not sure why the licensing question came up.
My fault, I was just a little unsure about copying the
distribution floppies that VN had produced, I thought
that checking with Charles would be polite.
It turns out its all academic as I can only find the 2nd ed
floppies, the 3rd ed one(s) if I ever
How was 3E different from 2E and from 4E?
-- vs;
3e + venti + fossil = 4e
what about 9p2000?
- erik
i've not checked the 3e CD i have, but i'm pretty sure 9p2k was
released with 4e (or just before).
2e to 3e also included a rewrite of acme from original alef to c; and
alef was left behind.
btw, i see 6c in 2nd ed, but it is not mentioned in the compiler
paper; was that the i960?
-Skip
On
On Mon Feb 11 00:29:46 EST 2013, skip.tavakkol...@gmail.com wrote:
i've not checked the 3e CD i have, but i'm pretty sure 9p2k was
released with 4e (or just before).
2e to 3e also included a rewrite of acme from original alef to c; and
alef was left behind.
btw, i see 6c in 2nd ed, but it
How was 3E different from 2E and from 4E?
The different prefaces are a good summary:
http://plan9.bell-labs.com/sys/man/preface.html
http://plan9.bell-labs.com/sys/man/preface3.html
http://plan9.bell-labs.com/sys/man/preface4.html
2e + auth + 9p2k = 3e
9P2000 was part of the Fourth Edition.
Because I'm a bit of a history buff too, and I'm looking at the Nemo book...
Does anyone remember what the last and final date of the 3rd Edition was, and
does anyone have the plan9.9gz and floppies around anymore?
I was also trying to remember, did anyone get it working under VMware, or was
