[TUHS] Plan 9 from outer space ?
Daniel Camoles
bigato at bus142.net
Mon Apr 20 01:59:22 AEST 2020
I’m surprised no one mentioned the Brazil movie so far, and rio named from that. I seem to remember that before being called Plan 9 it was called Brazil because of the movie. Did I dream that?
> Em 19 de abr de 2020, à(s) 11:37, Norman Wilson <norman at oclsc.org> escreveu:
>
> I asked a friend who was around at the time (I think he and
> Rob worked together at times). Here's what he recalls:
>
> I'll keep it going. rc was a description that it was the worst movie
> ever. And was for many years listed as the worst system ever (except
> for all the others) in a mish-mash of creative naming... I have no clue
> if this is true, and I'm honestly having trouble recalling his name.
> It wasn't my intention.
>
> There was a description that it was a startup script from very early
> times in Unix, shortened, as Ken was wont to do, from runcom, the nearest
> thing CTSS had to a shell--it could run up to six prespecified commands
> in background. It wasn't a 'big name' like Evi, but I don't know if I buy
> it, that plan 9 from outer space poster hanging. Plan 9 from Bell Labs
> as all these themes flowed together in a mish-mash of creative naming...
> With a different name, it could be the lack of information, those who
> guess at reasons for naming generate volumes of apocrypha.
>
> The real reason is usually, ``because''.* Trust me, there are even
> worse movies... Someone posted some pictures of the names tell you
> anything helpful. Despite the lack of televised sports getting to me
> in these shelter-in-place days, but, I mean, sure, I guess I'll throw
> in some bucks for a pay-per-view of a Pike/Thompson cage match. FIGHT!
> Followups set.
>
> Things are named usually because the name is "Plan 9 from outer space
> poster hanging. None of the office area at Murray Hill to this list.
> Plan 9 is the worst system ever (except for all the others) in a
> knod to Churchill (supposedly based on his comment about Democracy).
> And from there it was 25 years ago and beer was involved). It makes
> a great story, but I don't think there's much doubt about it. And was
> for many years listed as the worst movie ever, including the formative
> years of plan 9. Yes, but is there anything besides the name? There is
> a widespred anecdote that "Plan 9" name comes from the movie until the
> end (what a pain!).
>
> _-_-_-_-Mark
>
> Norman Wilson
> Toronto ON
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