[TUHS] Plan 9 from outer space ?
Rob Pike
robpike at gmail.com
Mon Apr 20 08:19:33 AEST 2020
Rio is a reference to a different movie, not to Brazil. Brazil is a
reference to Brazil. Hope that helps.
-rob
On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 2:07 AM Daniel Camoles <bigato at bus142.net> wrote:
>
> 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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