comp.os.plan9

[Bill Broadley broadley@turing.ucdavis.edu]

> (If moderation is a hangup then that can be hashed out in the RFD phase,
> but I'm pretty sure the odds of the developers participating will be
> better if it's moderated.  And the moderation 'style' could consist of
> just weeding out the bozo posts and chain letters.)
> 
> CHARTER
> 
> comp.os.plan9 is a moderated newsgroup for discussion of the Plan 9
> operating system from Bell Labs.  It's a forum to ask questions and share
> information about installing, administering, and using Plan 9 systems. 
> The newsgroup will be bidirectionally gatewayed with the Plan 9 mailing
> list. 
> 
> RATIONALE
> 
> Plan 9 is a computing system developed at the Computing Science Research
> Center of AT&T Bell Laboratories.  First released in 1990, Plan 9 contains
> many innovative ideas but is robust enough for production use.  There is
> an active Plan 9 mailing list with several hundred readers. 
> 
> Past releases of Plan 9 could only be licensed by universities. The next
> release will be available to anyone, and run on a wide range of PCs.  This
> will make running Plan 9 an option for many Usenet readers. 
> 
> A Plan 9 newsgroup would let Plan 9 users help each other, and let anyone
> interested in current operating system practice learn about Plan 9. 

Sounds great.  Thought you might know.... Will plan-9 once released be
a commercial os?  I.e. pay per license?   Or is it distributable?  I.e.
you pay for the cd-rom then can let your friends install it?

I'm uncertain if AT&T is trying to make money from plan-9 or just covering
distribution costs.

If you don't know I can wait.


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