From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: <57BB9228.5070600@gmail.com> From: Winston Kodogo Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2016 14:11:07 +1200 Message-ID: To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11352ae04574a2053b549c15 Subject: Re: [9fans] Is 9Fans dead or alive Topicbox-Message-UUID: 9a7ca764-ead9-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 --001a11352ae04574a2053b549c15 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 And, on a related note: https://www.jwz.org/blog/2012/04/why-i-use-safari-instead-of-firefox/ On 31 August 2016 at 14:08, Winston Kodogo wrote: > Yeah, but me, I prefer banging my head repeatedly against a brick wall > while chewing broken glass to using this troff thing. In this case, the > new-fangled stuff is just better, at least for normal people who just want > to get stuff done. > > On 31 August 2016 at 12:51, Skip Tavakkolian > wrote: > >> some here still prefer hammer/chisel/stone to new-fangled >> quill/ink/parchment >> >> >> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 3:22 PM Chris McGee >> wrote: >> >>> Sure, >>> >>> I'm looking for plan9 user/enthusiast appropriate medium. Any >>> suggestions? >>> >>> Chris >>> >>> > On Aug 30, 2016, at 6:18 PM, Eduardo Alvarez >>> wrote: >>> > >>> > Are you keeping your progess public? It would be very educational to >>> read. >>> > >>> >> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 7:10 PM, Chris McGee >>> wrote: >>> >> I am about a quarter of the way to a similar setup. >>> >> >>> >> My goal is to have a specialty for each of the Pi's (sensors, >>> controller, >>> >> terminal, router) without preventing them from doing general tasks. >>> I'm >>> >> hoping to eventually connect up some Pi zeros as leaf nodes for just >>> >> sensor/control and plumb through 9P via UART pins. >>> >> >>> >> Chris >>> >> >>> >> On Aug 30, 2016, at 3:36 PM, Skip Tavakkolian < >>> skip.tavakkolian@gmail.com> >>> >> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> It is straightforward and easy: >>> >> >>> >> https://plus.google.com/+SkipTavakkolian/posts/Fb846KhBMM6 >>> >> >>> >> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 11:54 AM Eduardo Alvarez < >>> astrochelonian@gmail.com> >>> >> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> I mostly lurk around here, as I'm greener than green when it comes to >>> >>> plan 9. At some point in time, a friend and I were discussing setting >>> >>> up a small-sized computing cluster for small scale distributed >>> >>> computations. I was keen on the idea of using inexpensive hardware >>> (we >>> >>> even joked about using a truckloads of Raspberry Pis), and plan 9 >>> >>> seemed like an excellent candidate for the infrastructure. The >>> biggest >>> >>> challenge was porting software to Plan 9. Sadly, the idea never took >>> >>> off. It would be a fun experiment. >>> >>> >>> >>> Eduardo Alvarez >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 3:41 PM, Jules Merit >>> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Well let's hope someone does something. Mark-my-words is writing >>> >>>> beautiful >>> >>>> code that has already been done. >>> >>>> >>> >>>> Push a little button, get .hot .chocolate. >>> >>>> -- Russ Cox Cable von Shane >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> On Aug 30, 2016 10:03 AM, "Skip Tavakkolian" >>> >>>> >>> >>>> wrote: >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> I heard that too (I think the woot was for Go on Plan 9/ARM). I'm >>> >>>>> sorry I >>> >>>>> missed that meetup. >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> I've been thinking about setting up a meetup for 9fans in Seattle >>> area. >>> >>>>> There seems to be renewed interest (or perhaps it's my wishful >>> >>>>> thinking). >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 9:27 AM michaelian ennis >>> >>>>> wrote: >>> >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> On Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 12:26 PM, Skip Tavakkolian >>> >>>>>> wrote: >>> >>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> as a 9fan, I can say, not dead yet. In fact the population of >>> 9fans >>> >>>>>>> in >>> >>>>>>> my neighborhood has doubled. >>> >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> And for the county it has at least tripled. I heard at least one >>> >>>>>> other >>> >>>>>> woot for Plan9 at Brad Fitzpatrick's talk last week. :) >>> >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> Ian >>> > >>> >>> >>> > --001a11352ae04574a2053b549c15 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

On 31 August 2016 at 14:08,= Winston Kodogo <kodogo@gmail.com> wrote:
Yeah, but me, I prefer banging my head repe= atedly against a brick wall while chewing broken glass to using this troff = thing. In this case, the new-fangled stuff is just better, at least for nor= mal people who just want to get stuff done.
=

On 31 August 2016 at 12:51, Skip Tavakkolian <skip.tavakkolian@g= mail.com> wrote:
some here still prefer hammer/chisel/stone to new-fangled quill/in= k/parchment


On= Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 3:22 PM Chris McGee <sirnewton_01@yahoo.ca> wrote:
Sure,

I'm looking for plan9 user/enthusiast appropriate medium. Any suggestio= ns?

Chris

> On Aug 30, 2016, at 6:18 PM, Eduardo Alvarez <astrochelonian@gmail.com> w= rote:
>
> Are you keeping your progess public? It would be very educational to r= ead.
>
>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 7:10 PM, Chris McGee <sirnewton_01@yahoo.ca> wro= te:
>> I am about a quarter of the way to a similar setup.
>>
>> My goal is to have a specialty for each of the Pi's (sensors, = controller,
>> terminal, router) without preventing them from doing general tasks= . I'm
>> hoping to eventually connect up some Pi zeros as leaf nodes for ju= st
>> sensor/control and plumb through 9P via UART pins.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> On Aug 30, 2016, at 3:36 PM, Skip Tavakkolian <skip.tavakkolian@gmail.com<= /a>>
>> wrote:
>>
>> It is straightforward and easy:
>>
>> https://plus.google.com/+SkipTavakkolian/posts/Fb846KhBMM6
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 11:54 AM Eduardo Alvarez <astrochelonian@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I mostly lurk around here, as I'm greener than green when = it comes to
>>> plan 9. At some point in time, a friend and I were discussing = setting
>>> up a small-sized computing cluster for small scale distributed=
>>> computations. I was keen on the idea of using inexpensive hard= ware (we
>>> even joked about using a truckloads of Raspberry Pis), and pla= n 9
>>> seemed like an excellent candidate for the infrastructure. The= biggest
>>> challenge was porting software to Plan 9. Sadly, the idea neve= r took
>>> off. It would be a fun experiment.
>>>
>>> Eduardo Alvarez
>>>
>>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 3:41 PM, Jules Merit
>>> <jules.merit.eurocorp.us@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Well let's hope someone does something. Mark-my-words = is writing
>>>> beautiful
>>>> code that has already been done.
>>>>
>>>> Push a little button, get .hot .chocolate.
>>>> -- Russ Cox Cable von Shane
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Aug 30, 2016 10:03 AM, "Skip Tavakkolian"
>>>> <skip.tavakkolian@gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I heard that too (I think the woot was for Go on Plan = 9/ARM).=C2=A0 I'm
>>>>> sorry I
>>>>> missed that meetup.
>>>>>
>>>>> I've been thinking about setting up a meetup for 9= fans in Seattle area.
>>>>> There seems to be renewed interest (or perhaps it'= s my wishful
>>>>> thinking).
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 9:27 AM michaelian ennis
>>>>> <michaelian.ennis@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 12:26 PM, Skip Tavakkolian=
>>>>>> <skip.tavakkolian@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> as a 9fan, I can say, not dead yet. In fact th= e population of 9fans
>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>> my neighborhood has doubled.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And for the county it has at least tripled.=C2=A0 = I heard at least one
>>>>>> other
>>>>>> woot for Plan9 at Brad Fitzpatrick's talk last= week.=C2=A0 :)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ian
>




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