Re: [9fans] What do you use plan 9 for?

[Robert Raschke <rtrlists@googlemail.com>]

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On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 9:49 AM, chutsu <chutsu@gmail.com> wrote:

> So.. been looking at plan 9, am confused what plan 9 is used for? I
> mean I know its a hobbyst sort of OS, but what can you do with it
> though?
> Can you browse the internet?
> Watch videos?
> Thanks
> Chris
>
>
I use it to manage my home network (/sys/lib/local is soooo much easier than
any other network setup / dhcp / etc. thingie I've come across). I also use
it as my web server, wiki and private email system. Everything that I want
to keep over time (as in timemachine) is kept on my fossil/venti (bulk data
like videos, I keep elsewhere, not really sure why tho'). It runs on a VIA
fanless in a cupboard somewhere.

I play way too little with it these days.

It is not a mediacenter! Although with some time and muscle you can probably
get pretty far down that route and have a lot more fun than attempting to
grok mythtv (I gave up after 4 attempts with that monstrosity).

Robby

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