Inferno's primary goal is to operate seamlessly within a heterogeneous network environment. By abstracting resource interfaces to a common format, Inferno provides a general way to access all resources, both local and remote. Beyond that, the operating system is portable across many platforms and networks. Applications written in Limbo, the Inferno programming language, are also portable and lightweight. Mass. Ninety-one participants heard 60 position papers on querying XML and RDF data.
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