From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Chris McGee Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-E7389FD4-4803-42F5-B197-1D505A2E9CB5 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Message-Id: <48C59634-A596-42B3-8D90-A5191E8EECEF@yahoo.ca> Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2016 21:35:13 -0400 References: <57BB9228.5070600@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Subject: Re: [9fans] Is 9Fans dead or alive Topicbox-Message-UUID: 9a687492-ead9-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 --Apple-Mail-E7389FD4-4803-42F5-B197-1D505A2E9CB5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I could put it up as a troff file on a 9P share but then how will people fin= d it and know when it's updated? There's got to be some medium that is palatable to both hard core and new us= ers. Chris > On Aug 30, 2016, at 8:51 PM, Skip Tavakkolian = wrote: >=20 > some here still prefer hammer/chisel/stone to new-fangled quill/ink/parchm= ent >=20 >> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 3:22 PM Chris McGee wrote= : >> Sure, >>=20 >> I'm looking for plan9 user/enthusiast appropriate medium. Any suggestions= ? >>=20 >> Chris >>=20 >> > On Aug 30, 2016, at 6:18 PM, Eduardo Alvarez = wrote: >> > >> > Are you keeping your progess public? It would be very educational to re= ad. >> > >> >> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 7:10 PM, Chris McGee w= rote: >> >> I am about a quarter of the way to a similar setup. >> >> >> >> My goal is to have a specialty for each of the Pi's (sensors, controll= er, >> >> terminal, router) without preventing them from doing general tasks. I'= m >> >> hoping to eventually connect up some Pi zeros as leaf nodes for just >> >> sensor/control and plumb through 9P via UART pins. >> >> >> >> Chris >> >> >> >> On Aug 30, 2016, at 3:36 PM, Skip Tavakkolian >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> It is straightforward and easy: >> >> >> >> https://plus.google.com/+SkipTavakkolian/posts/Fb846KhBMM6 >> >> >> >> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 11:54 AM Eduardo Alvarez >> >> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> I mostly lurk around here, as I'm greener than green when it comes to= >> >>> plan 9. At some point in time, a friend and I were discussing setting= >> >>> up a small-sized computing cluster for small scale distributed >> >>> computations. I was keen on the idea of using inexpensive hardware (w= e >> >>> even joked about using a truckloads of Raspberry Pis), and plan 9 >> >>> seemed like an excellent candidate for the infrastructure. The bigges= t >> >>> challenge was porting software to Plan 9. Sadly, the idea never took >> >>> off. It would be a fun experiment. >> >>> >> >>> Eduardo Alvarez >> >>> >> >>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 3:41 PM, Jules Merit >> >>> wrote: >> >>>> Well let's hope someone does something. Mark-my-words is writing >> >>>> beautiful >> >>>> code that has already been done. >> >>>> >> >>>> Push a little button, get .hot .chocolate. >> >>>> -- Russ Cox Cable von Shane >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> On Aug 30, 2016 10:03 AM, "Skip Tavakkolian" >> >>>> >> >>>> wrote: >> >>>>> >> >>>>> I heard that too (I think the woot was for Go on Plan 9/ARM). I'm >> >>>>> sorry I >> >>>>> missed that meetup. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> I've been thinking about setting up a meetup for 9fans in Seattle a= rea. >> >>>>> There seems to be renewed interest (or perhaps it's my wishful >> >>>>> thinking). >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 9:27 AM michaelian ennis >> >>>>> wrote: >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> On Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 12:26 PM, Skip Tavakkolian >> >>>>>> wrote: >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>>> as a 9fan, I can say, not dead yet. In fact the population of 9fa= ns >> >>>>>>> in >> >>>>>>> my neighborhood has doubled. >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> And for the county it has at least tripled. I heard at least one >> >>>>>> other >> >>>>>> woot for Plan9 at Brad Fitzpatrick's talk last week. :) >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> Ian >> > --Apple-Mail-E7389FD4-4803-42F5-B197-1D505A2E9CB5 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I could put it up as a troff file on a= 9P share but then how will people find it and know when it's updated?
=

Ther= e's got to be some medium that is palatable to both hard core and new users.=

Chris

On Aug 30, 2016, at 8:51 PM, Skip Tavakkolian <skip.tavakkolian@gmail.com>= wrote:

some he= re still prefer hammer/chisel/stone to new-fangled quill/ink/parchment
On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 3:22 P= M Chris McGee <sirnewton_01@yaho= o.ca> wrote:
Sure,

I'm looking for plan9 user/enthusiast appropriate medium. Any suggestions?
Chris

> On Aug 30, 2016, at 6:18 PM, Eduardo Alvarez <astrochelonian@gmail.com> wro= te:
>
> Are you keeping your progess public? It would be very educational to re= ad.
>
>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 7:10 PM, Chris McGee <sirnewton_01@yahoo.ca> wrote= :
>> I am about a quarter of the way to a similar setup.
>>
>> My goal is to have a specialty for each of the Pi's (sensors, contr= oller,
>> terminal, router) without preventing them from doing general tasks.= I'm
>> hoping to eventually connect up some Pi zeros as leaf nodes for jus= t
>> sensor/control and plumb through 9P via UART pins.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> On Aug 30, 2016, at 3:36 PM, Skip Tavakkolian <skip.tavakkolian@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> It is straightforward and easy:
>>
>> https://plus.google.com/+SkipTavakk= olian/posts/Fb846KhBMM6
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 11:54 AM Eduardo Alvarez <astrochelonian@gmail.com= >
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I mostly lurk around here, as I'm greener than green when it co= mes to
>>> plan 9. At some point in time, a friend and I were discussing s= etting
>>> up a small-sized computing cluster for small scale distributed<= br> >>> computations. I was keen on the idea of using inexpensive hardw= are (we
>>> even joked about using a truckloads of Raspberry Pis), and plan= 9
>>> seemed like an excellent candidate for the infrastructure. The b= iggest
>>> challenge was porting software to Plan 9. Sadly, the idea never= took
>>> off. It would be a fun experiment.
>>>
>>> Eduardo Alvarez
>>>
>>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 3:41 PM, Jules Merit
>>> <jules.merit.eurocorp.us@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Well let's hope someone does something. Mark-my-words is wr= iting
>>>> beautiful
>>>> code that has already been done.
>>>>
>>>> Push a little button, get .hot .chocolate.
>>>> -- Russ Cox Cable von Shane
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Aug 30, 2016 10:03 AM, "Skip Tavakkolian"
>>>> <skip.tavakkolian@gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I heard that too (I think the woot was for Go on Plan 9= /ARM).  I'm
>>>>> sorry I
>>>>> missed that meetup.
>>>>>
>>>>> I've been thinking about setting up a meetup for 9fans i= n Seattle area.
>>>>> There seems to be renewed interest (or perhaps it's my w= ishful
>>>>> thinking).
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 9:27 AM michaelian ennis
>>>>> <michaelian.ennis@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 12:26 PM, Skip Tavakkolian<= br> >>>>>> <skip.tavakkolian@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> as a 9fan, I can say, not dead yet. In fact the= population of 9fans
>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>> my neighborhood has doubled.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And for the county it has at least tripled.  I= heard at least one
>>>>>> other
>>>>>> woot for Plan9 at Brad Fitzpatrick's talk last week= .  :)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ian
>


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