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To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net>
Subject: Re: [9fans] Inferno on microcontrollers
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> On 31 Dec 2017, at 20:43, hiro <23hiro@gmail.com> wrote:
>=20
>> i would be very happy to see a modern browser on plan9, though
>> i would not want anyone to spend a lot of time supporting one.
>=20
>> in the meantime i just use remote desktop to a windows box.
>=20
> what's the difference really? i also remote into a windows box, from
> my linux box. and i drawterm into my 9front box. why not have all of
> those, at the same time, instead of faking one to be more like the
> other?
>=20

Perhaps because then you wouldn=E2=80=99t need those other boxes as =
much? I find the notion of having a minimal self-sufficient environment =
(i.e., one with creature comforts like a browser to read documentation) =
interesting - and achievable on other operating systems.

R.