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From: Charles Forsyth <forsyth@terzarima.net>
To: 9fans@9fans.net
Subject: Re: [9fans] Plan9 topology
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:23:54 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <0988d9b431d13319ae9cad80dc30c8c7@terzarima.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.2.00.1101141146130.30015@fryrpg-zna>

> Am I close?

a Plan 9 "file server" is just a program that responds to the 9P protocol described
in section 5 of the manual. (there is library support for writing a file server.)
a file server can provide a service other than conventional data storage: consider
rio, the plan 9 window system, and acme, a user interface for programmers.
some file servers are more conventional: 9660srv for access to storage in ISO9660 format,
and notably fossil and venti.

typically many file servers can run on one host, each providing a different
aspect of an application program's run-time environment, but some services might
(optionally) be given dedicated machines, such as venti and fossil.



  parent reply	other threads:[~2011-01-14 19:23 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 51+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-01-14 14:58 erik quanstrom
2011-01-14 17:14 ` Duke Normandin
2011-01-14 17:40   ` erik quanstrom
2011-01-14 18:58     ` Duke Normandin
2011-01-14 19:09       ` erik quanstrom
2011-01-14 19:23       ` Charles Forsyth [this message]
2011-01-14 19:22         ` Duke Normandin
2011-01-15  0:16           ` Charles Forsyth
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2011-01-13 18:38 Duke Normandin
2011-01-13 18:48 ` dukeofperl
2011-01-13 18:50 ` David Leimbach
2011-01-13 19:16   ` Skip Tavakkolian
2011-01-13 19:31     ` Duke Normandin
2011-01-13 19:37       ` Jacob Todd
2011-01-13 19:44       ` Skip Tavakkolian
2011-01-13 20:08         ` Duke Normandin
2011-01-13 21:01           ` Tassilo Philipp
2011-01-13 21:39           ` Brian L. Stuart
2011-01-13 22:49             ` Duke Normandin
2011-01-14  3:27               ` blstuart
2011-01-14  4:02                 ` erik quanstrom
2011-01-14  4:18                   ` Duke Normandin
2011-01-14  4:04                 ` Duke Normandin
2011-01-14  0:00           ` Federico G. Benavento
2011-01-14  3:26             ` Duke Normandin
2011-01-13 19:46     ` Bakul Shah
2011-01-13 20:11       ` erik quanstrom
2011-01-13 19:40   ` Duke Normandin
2011-01-13 20:07     ` John Floren
2011-01-13 20:24       ` Duke Normandin
2011-01-13 20:40         ` John Floren
2011-01-13 21:37           ` Duke Normandin
2011-01-13 21:59             ` Brian L. Stuart
2011-01-13 22:32               ` Duke Normandin
2011-01-13 23:18             ` John Floren
2011-01-14  3:42               ` Duke Normandin
2011-01-14  4:03                 ` John Floren
2011-01-14  4:05                   ` erik quanstrom
2011-01-14  4:15                   ` Duke Normandin
2011-01-14  4:22                     ` John Floren
2011-01-14  4:31                       ` Duke Normandin
2011-01-14  4:35                         ` Jacob Todd
2011-01-14 17:51                         ` Bakul Shah
2011-01-14 17:54                           ` erik quanstrom
2011-01-14 18:14                             ` Bakul Shah
2011-01-14 19:13                               ` erik quanstrom
2011-01-14 19:24                                 ` Duke Normandin
2011-01-14 20:44                                 ` Bakul Shah
2011-01-14 18:15                             ` Charles Forsyth
2011-01-14 18:14                         ` Federico G. Benavento
2011-01-14 18:35                           ` Duke Normandin

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