From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 7.3 \(1878.2\)) From: Jeff Sickel In-Reply-To: Date: Tue, 20 May 2014 15:33:17 -0500 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <1D1ECB5B-4956-4969-BB25-532831254927@corpus-callosum.com> References: <92606a17ce255a2e74049e4090d948b3@proxima.alt.za> <36c5eca0f06e9acbe2fac19067f457d8@ladd.quanstro.net> <20140519195016.B21E6B827@mail.bitblocks.com> <3a6dcbf0845989d60e627ad4e5df4313@ladd.quanstro.net> <3A01CE35-B176-4A24-B3D4-24AB0874BB48@9srv.net> <1c303148ec8dc74c876330176c2fa54c@mikro.quanstro.net> To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Subject: Re: [9fans] syscall 53 Topicbox-Message-UUID: ea9ca2ae-ead8-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 On May 20, 2014, at 11:41 AM, ron minnich wrote: > This is not a human communication problem. It's a technology problem, > trivially solved for many years now by many systems. This event was a communication problem. The technology, replica, works as advertised. In general it does a very good job at maintaining server->client updates and allows you to work around differences in a way some may prefer over other options that are out there. The technology, Plan 9 (and forks), have rather clean mechanisms already in place to go through the classic development operation cycle of think =97 edit =97 make =97 test ... The feedback loop, like all, requires communication protocols to complete the iteration and move the cycle to the next step. How many of those chromebooks have customized kernels to support drivers undergoing new development? And of those that do run custom kernels, are they getting automatic updates w/o a bill of materials or other list defining what will be updated? And are the developers working on those custom versions working in a vacuum or do they have communication protocols in place to facilitate their working = environment? For all practical purposes, 9fans is the last remaining forum for people interested in using Plan 9 related systems. Please advise if you have recommendations for other communications outlets that allow people to develop, test, and maybe improve on ideas brought about by this system many of us find enough interest in to actually use. -jas