Re: [9fans] New to plan9

["Keith Gibbs" <k@pixelheresy.com>]

Yeah, don't switch for simple tools like mothra, but as you learn
more, there are strengths to both.

I ran the "9miller" Pi version for a bit and as a retro computer
collector and old software junkie, I enjoyed myself, but I played with
VMs and then got some baremetal installs of 9front going.

9legacy is fantastic for the "historical preservation" end of things
and it totally usable.  I found myself more and more drawn to 9front
because it is more about *using* Plan 9 for either specialized purpose
or daily driver usage.  I personally run a 9front cpu+auth server on
my network with 9p/drawterm ports forwarded from my fiber hookup.  In
that way, I always have access to my 9 box from the office, from home,
from anywhere.  I use it for writing, C, Go, IRC, as well as a
webserver.  Also, since it is on my network, I can basically access
any machine of mine via sshfs or 9p at any time, making it a Rosetta
Stone of sorts.  Most new software made by the community tends to be
developed with 9front in mind/on 9front, so if you are looking for
things like YouTube playback, security, a more modern browser (netsurf
port), esoteric programming languages, etc.  you will have an easier
time on 9front.

That being said, some really old stuff doesn't quite work the same as
old old 9, which can get annoying if you find docs or software from
decades ago, but that's less important for me personally.

So get your feet wet!  If you find you like the retro computing aspect
most, 9legacy is a great distro.  If you are most interested in
modern/more experimental stuff, 9front is awesome.  That being said,
9front is *not that far* from Plan 9 from Bell Labs 4th edition,
especially compared to Harvey, Jehanne, or even Inferno in a lot of
ways.  Folks from both (actually *all*) communities are frequent
readers/users of this mailing list.


Cheers,

-pixelheresy

Quoth joseph turco <italian.pepe.32@gmail.com>:
> Your quite right, I wouldn't switch to 9front for that reason, but is nice
> that 9front does have more secure protocols in place. I stuck with bell
> labs because the RPI iso was right there I wanted to see the OS from the
> beginning. Its also why I have the bootable 9legacy USB for my old desktop,
> but that's sitting around until I can figure out the OS, so then I can get
> it running how I want on there, and link up the systems so that the desktop
> acts as a shared fs.

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