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Re:9front "This Was Supposed to Be Fun" Released by 2b3a51 on Monday August 03, 2026 @10:56AM (#49156633)
All true, but I can't help pointing out that the code name for this new OS came from Plan Nine from Outer Space, a film (which I gather the gang went to watch and found hilarious, although it appears that the film was mainly shown on TV by the 1980s) by Ed Wood.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plan_9_from_Outer_Space

A theme in the film is the waking of the undead, and I'm wondering if this is a message from the original gang.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/PlanNine...

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Re:9front "This Was Supposed to Be Fun" Released by bediger4000 on Monday August 03, 2026 @11:28AM (#49157085)
I heard there was some inside joke on the "IX" suffix of UNIX as a Roman numeral, and the 9 in Plan 9.
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