From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <57BB9228.5070600@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: From: Skip Tavakkolian Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2016 00:51:39 +0000 Message-ID: To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=94eb2c0ba748a74209053b53803d Subject: Re: [9fans] Is 9Fans dead or alive Topicbox-Message-UUID: 9a638946-ead9-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 --94eb2c0ba748a74209053b53803d Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 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 > > > > > --94eb2c0ba748a74209053b53803d Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
some here still prefer hammer/chisel/stone to new-fangled = quill/ink/parchment

On T= ue, 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/+SkipTava= kkolian/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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