From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: <81c92a8342f74040cbdf11041c77e511@quintile.net> <86hbcrfawn.fsf@cmarib.ramside> <86ei7ss28n.fsf@cmarib.ramside> Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:54:05 -0800 Message-ID: From: John Floren To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: [9fans] HELP: recoving important header file rudely clobbered by mk Topicbox-Message-UUID: a5e0e474-ead6-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 Writing a newbie guide is a newbie rite of passage :) John On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 10:47 PM, Federico G. Benavento wrote: > have you checked the wiki? > > http://www.plan9.bell-labs.com/wiki/plan9/Documentation/ > > there are tons of articles on Using this or that, a recommended > readings section and even a "UNIX to Plan 9 command translation." > > there's also: > > http://www.quanstro.net/newbie-guide.pdf > > On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 3:22 AM, =A0 wrote: >> John Floren writes: >> >>> I've continually meant to write some sort of beginners-level summary >>> of the system including things like Fossil and Venti, but the >>> magnitude of the task is daunting. I may try to do a more clear >>> description of how the filesystems work together in the near future. >> >> I've been writing a guide to Plan 9 for UNIX users, hilighting the >> differences between Plan 9 and UNIX needed to get UNIX users up to speed >> on Plan 9. =A0I shudder to think how much work it would take to write a >> guide for complete newbies (without a UNIX background). >> >> A description how the filesystems interact would be awesome! =A0As far a= s >> system administration goes, this appears to be one of the areas in which >> the difference P9 and UNIX is most confusing. >> >> -- >> +---------------------------------------------------------------+ >> |E-Mail: smiley@zenzebra.mv.com =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 PGP key ID: BC54= 9F8B| >> |Fingerprint: 9329 DB4A 30F5 6EDA D2BA =A03489 DAB7 555A BC54 9F8B| >> +---------------------------------------------------------------+ >> >> > > > > -- > Federico G. Benavento > >