From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Patrick Kelly" To: , "'Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs'" <9fans@9fans.net> References: <20100416115756.GA1107@polynum.com> <201004181226.59791.corey@bitworthy.net> <3d08588b770112900bd908fe02addb93@kw.quanstro.net> <201004181751.17158.corey@bitworthy.net> In-Reply-To: <201004181751.17158.corey@bitworthy.net> Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2010 21:20:05 -0400 Message-ID: <000401cadf5e$72734fc0$5759ef40$@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: [9fans] Mars Needs Women Topicbox-Message-UUID: 0870477a-ead6-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 Then let's see it happen; I'm not sure what you're waiting for. > -----Original Message----- > From: 9fans-bounces@9fans.net [mailto:9fans-bounces@9fans.net] On = Behalf Of Corey > Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2010 8:51 PM > To: 9fans@9fans.net > Subject: Re: [9fans] Mars Needs Women >=20 > On Sunday 18 April 2010 13:58:19 erik quanstrom wrote: > [purposefully removed context surrounding the following statement:] = > > seems awful limiting for a research os. > > >=20 > Exactly. >=20 >=20 > Plan X proposes an extension of 9 space for the experimental purpose = of promoting and supporting an additional class of research > vectors using Plan 9 technologies. >=20 > The official Plan 9 source base is used as a seed platform from which = to build one or more alternate Plan 9 based distributions, with the > goal of fulfilling a different collection of somewhat higher-level = use-cases than what Plan 9 proper is optimized towards. >=20 > Some examples of research areas and theoretical use-cases that a Plan = X project might help foster: >=20 > * Plan 9 based handheld/phone platform >=20 > * Personal home distributed network serving 9'ified general purpose = end-user applications via a clean yet contemporary gui over 9P >=20 > * a distribution focused towards increasing the ability of developers = to comfortably run a native Plan 9 installation as their day-to-day > os at their workplaces >=20 > * Plan 9 based os for iPad/WePad-like tablet devices >=20 >=20 > The initial milestone for Plan X is simply to stake out an appropriate = space somewhere that will facilitate productive collaboration and > "greenfield" > exchange of ideas between interested parties in a non-hostile = environment. >=20 > If it languishes, so be it - the experiment would then be considered = DOA - but at least the space will be there for potential future > collaboration: the catalyzing spark of new communities and projects = are impossible to predict. >=20 >=20 > >=20 >=20 > Respectfully