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Date: Tue,  2 Oct 2018 09:35:55 -0700
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Subject: Re: [9fans] plan9port : complete system : kernel : freebsd || linux
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On Tue, Oct 2, 2018 at 8:57 AM Roderick <hruodr@gmail.com> wrote:
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> I think it is uninteresting: one can always install plan9port in a
> meager installation of openbsd, freebsd or linux.
>
> More interesting is to have the original plan9 and perhaps a virtual
> machine on it to run one of the above OS and their software.
>

9front can run virtualized linux and openbsd.

> Unfortunately I am having problems installing plan9. It seems to be
> very selective on the hardware.
>
> Rodrigo
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> On Tue, 2 Oct 2018, Mayuresh Kathe wrote:
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> > i had been trying to work with a collaborator to develop a complete,
> > installable system for plan9port.
> >
> > while initially being quite gung-ho about linux, an accidental discovery
> > and ensuing experiements show the freebsd environment to be a lot more
> > performant and responsive, almost as much as netbsd for something like a
> > plan9port system.
> >
> > wish to ask the community that if such a system were to be successfully
> > developed and distributed with source and free of cost, would it be
> > welcomed or most would not even bother to look at?
> >
> > also, if there's enough interest, would there be someone out here
> > capable enough to support netbsd-amd64?
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > ~mayuresh
> >
> >
> >
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