Re: [9fans] Wearables

[tlaronde@polynum.com]

On Thu, May 17, 2007 at 10:18:43AM -0700, ron minnich wrote:
> On 5/17/07, john@csplan9.rit.edu <john@csplan9.rit.edu> wrote:
> 
> >Plan 9 fails for GUI-less use.
> 
>[...]
> Plan 9 CLI interface is, right now, where the Unix CLI was when I
> started using it -- minus, of course, DEL. That's pretty easy to fix
> -- well, trivial, in fact, to fix. In fact, someone I know has fixed
> it. Solution left to reader. It's not a character builder, as it is
> too easy.
> 
> Is there a fundamental reason that Plan 9 can not be a CLI system like
> Unix? No.
> Is anyone going to do it? Guess not.

Since I will need it for KerGIS (the BSD licenced revival of the CERL's
GIS called GRASS), it may happen someday ;)

KerGIS uses range from handhelds (for data taken on the ground) to huge
computing power needs for some treatments.

Every problem I stumbled upon and about which I thought: it could be
great if... Plan9 has an answer, or can be extended to have one.

Look at the amount of code of GPLed GRASS. Look at the amount of code of
the BSD version (KerGIS). I started alone.
I'm still alone. But things are done. Slowly for some parts (there are
priorities), but done. If one wants, one can ;)
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