The History of Unix, Rob Pike [video] (2018)youtube.com 59 pointsnsavant4 years ago11 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−nix234ySometimes i wonder how our os's would look like if the plan9/inferno idea could catch on.−pjmlp4yAndroid is the closest to it, currently.Managed runtime on top of UNIX like kernel and OS IPC everywhere.−trasz4yThat’s only tangentially similar to Inferno, and completely unlike Plan9.Even for Inferno the idea was to make the system flexible, Android is everything but.−hulitu4yLol. Accessing a file in android is a mess.−pjmlp4yDepends on the point of view regarding OS APIs.−hulitu4yAs a user i do not use APIs. I use apps. And every attempt to save something is an exercise in pain.−nix234yOS IPC everywhere.Just inside the device ;)−pjmlp4yEverywhere was intended on the context of OS stack.−russellbeattie4yI like Rob Pike a lot, but this definitely wasn't his best presentation. It's more like, "Things Rob sorta remembers about the early days of Unix."−dang4yDiscussed at the time (of the talk):The History of Unix, by Rob Pike [video] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18417918 - Nov 2018 (47 comments)−s_dev4ySound seems to begin at 3:45
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Sometimes i wonder how our os's would look like if the plan9/inferno idea could catch on.
Android is the closest to it, currently.
Managed runtime on top of UNIX like kernel and OS IPC everywhere.
That’s only tangentially similar to Inferno, and completely unlike Plan9.
Even for Inferno the idea was to make the system flexible, Android is everything but.
Lol. Accessing a file in android is a mess.
Depends on the point of view regarding OS APIs.
As a user i do not use APIs. I use apps. And every attempt to save something is an exercise in pain.
Just inside the device ;)
Everywhere was intended on the context of OS stack.
I like Rob Pike a lot, but this definitely wasn't his best presentation. It's more like, "Things Rob sorta remembers about the early days of Unix."
Discussed at the time (of the talk):
The History of Unix, by Rob Pike [video] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18417918 - Nov 2018 (47 comments)
Sound seems to begin at 3:45