Plan 9 is forked by Bell Labs

And development continues on under the new name "Plan 9 Front" by Bell Labs.

http://www.osnews.com/comments/24957

Also, guess who is the official mascot of Plan 9 Front?

https://code.google.com/p/plan9front/wiki/Mascot

Yes, it's for real.

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can be understood without deciphering syntax
you forgot "be people who already know C"

Lisp is easier syntax to understand than C for people who have never seen code before.