Re: [9fans] namespaces, Alef

2011-03-23 Thread erik quanstrom
> a) It seems that the potential of namespaces can be exposed only when > using a distributed environment with multiple machines (CPU servers, > file servers, terminals, etc.). Can I get a feeling about what a > namespace is in practice if I only own a single system installed on a > virtual machine

Re: [9fans] namespaces, Alef

2011-03-23 Thread Jack Norton
faif wrote: Some questions that came up while reading the first paper (Plan 9 from Bell Labs): a) It seems that the potential of namespaces can be exposed only when using a distributed environment with multiple machines (CPU servers, file servers, terminals, etc.). Can I get a feeling about what

[9fans] namespaces, Alef

2011-03-23 Thread faif
Some questions that came up while reading the first paper (Plan 9 from Bell Labs): a) It seems that the potential of namespaces can be exposed only when using a distributed environment with multiple machines (CPU servers, file servers, terminals, etc.). Can I get a feeling about what a namespace i