From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Herbert B. Hancock" To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Message-id: <5e14e61cf2.61cf25e14e@rutgers.edu> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline Subject: [9fans] Plan 9 and PR Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2004 00:49:05 -0500 Topicbox-Message-UUID: d1d108fc-eacc-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 I wonder if Plan 9 is getting the exposure it deserves? I met with some people from IBM last week about a grid project and they weren't aware of the capabilites of Plan 9 for grid solutions. I'm setting up a grid between departments but unfortunately need to use Linux and the Globus Toolkit because of the applications. I have nothing against Linux or Globus but it seems to me that Plan 9 is ideal for such a project. I need to have some applications on the grid which I can't do with Plan 9. I'll even have to disguise Linux as Windows so the users won't think it's not too unfamiliar. On a better note, we published an article in Library Hi Tech vol. 21 no. 4, pp. 471-476 on Plan 9. At least we've introduced it to some librarians. Brian Brian Hancock Humanities Librarian Rutgers University