From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: <20181002113028.kucfal5ffcjjk7ky@v520.kathe.in> From: hiro <23hiro@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2018 16:43:10 +0200 Message-ID: To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Subject: Re: [9fans] plan9port : complete system : kernel : freebsd || linux ? Topicbox-Message-UUID: e4fc8098-ead9-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 which plan9, did you try 9front? On 10/2/18, Roderick wrote: > > 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. > > Unfortunately I am having problems installing plan9. It seems to be > very selective on the hardware. > > Rodrigo > > > > > On Tue, 2 Oct 2018, Mayuresh Kathe wrote: > >> 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 >> >> >> > >