From: cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net   
      
   In article <874j00yfpr.fsf@example.com>,   
   Salvador Mirzo   wrote:   
   >cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) writes:   
   >   
   >> In article <87ikoh13fx.fsf@example.com>,   
   >> Salvador Mirzo   wrote:   
   >>>cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) writes:   
   >   
   >[...]   
   >   
   >>>It also seems very useful precisely to expose a programmer to the entire   
   >>>machine.   
   >>   
   >> But this I'd push back on, at least until I understood the goal   
   >> a bit better.  Is the intent to understand how systems work at a   
   >> low level?  To understand systems architectural more generally?   
   >> Or as a, "how did we get here?" exercise in systems evolution?   
   >   
   >Heads up---this is a long sharing of personal interests, which might be   
   >awfully uninteresting.   
   >[snip]   
      
   I don't have much to say in response to your message other than   
   that I think it's perfectly fine to dabble and see where your   
   interests take you; have at it!  You are under no obligation to   
   become an expert in all areas.  Enjoy yourself.  :-)   
      
   Plan 9 is a fun system to work with and wrap your head around.   
   Nemo's notes are excellent (he wrote those for his students).   
      
   	- Dan C.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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