Re: [9fans] So, why Plan 9?

[Jacob Todd <jaketodd422@gmail.com>]

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There's APE, the Ansi Posix Environment.
On Oct 12, 2010 4:40 AM, "Aleksandar Kuktin" <akuktin@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 11 Oct 2010 13:45:02 +0000, Bruce Ellis wrote:
>
>> Very succinct, and better than I could do 'til the coffee kicks in.
>>
>> You could have pointed out that the entire source tree is smaller than
>> the gcc manual.
>
> WAT!?!
>
> Ahem.. pardon my manners please, but this caught me completely of guard.
>
> I learned of Plan 9's existence a few years back, when I was finishing my
> Linux from scratch and was out looking if there is a way to get something
> even better than a Linux. I've been lurking in this group for quite a
> while now, hoping to maybe find some easy way to merry the two systems.
>
> Speaking of which, is there a way to do the opposite of "Plan 9 in
> userspace"? That is, a way to use Unix-specific programs and libraries on
> Plan 9?
>
> Basically, this is what has been holding me back. I would like to switch
> to Plan 9, but still have all of my Linux programs and libraries
> available. I also dread using any virtualizators, QEMUs, Xens and other
> stuff; not because I find them hard to use, but because I don't want to
> waste CPU cycles on compatibility layers.
>
> Is there already an implemented.. POSIX compatibility layer, library, or
> something? Hopefully, something that is very, very thin??
> Maybe?
>

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