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Chip Salzenberg wrote:

> According to Alexander Viro:
> > 9P is quite simple and unlike CORBA it had been designed for taking
> > kernel stuff to userland.  Besides, authors definitely understand
> > UNIX...
>
> As nice as 9P is, it'll need some tweaks to work with Linux.
> For example, it limits filenames to 30 characters; that's not OK.
> --
> Chip Salzenberg            - a.k.a. -            <chip@valinux.com>
>    "Give me immortality, or give me death!"  // Firesign Theatre
>

Another thing in mind that if we would want to use 9P we would also need to
port IL .

/joh

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