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Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2009 08:26:24 +0200
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From: Uriel <uriel99@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] Plan9 as an everyday OS
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> Google -> "list of plan 9 applications" -> click "I'm Feeling Lucky"

The result you will get from this is most likely to be extremely
outdated and incomplete. Just saying...

uriel

2009/7/10 Andr=C3=A9s Dom=C3=ADnguez <andresdju@gmail.com>:
> 2009/7/10 Lorenzo Bolla <lbolla@gmail.com>:
>> Hi all,
>> I've just installed (with few difficulties, I must admit) a fresh Plan9 =
on
>> my Dell Inspiron laptop.
>> I played with it and I'd really like to study it and get used to it.
>> Ideally, I would like to make it my "everyday OS", to do all the nice st=
uff
>> you can do with a computer (a part from work and study), like browsing t=
he
>> web, watching movies and so on...
>> Is anyone using it for such things?
>> Is there, for example, a decent browser for Plan9 (I haven't found any)?
>
> 8c
>
>> Or a music/movie player?
>
> 8c
>
> But the cold startup is a little bit slower than wmp or ie, have to
> do some coding first.
>
> If you are looking for something done:
>
> Google -> "list of plan 9 applications" -> click "I'm Feeling Lucky"
>
> Probably you will be more happy with Linux, running Plan9 on
> virtual machine.
>
> Andr=C3=A9s
>
>