Re: [9fans] New to plan9

[Conor Williams <conor.williams@gmail.com>]

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that 800 and odd book looks good Mart...
will have a read of it with freud later hahaha
/c:2021161015
ps: i have my masters degree document available and theres
some info on Plan 9 in it too from 02-2003

On Sat, Oct 16, 2021 at 12:36 PM Mart Zirnask <martzirnask@gmail.com> wrote:

> Also, if you want an overview of the system, Nemo's book "Introduction
> to Operating Systems Abstractions Using Plan 9 from Bell Labs" is an
> awesome resource.
> http://doc.cat-v.org/plan_9/9.intro.pdf
>
> Best,
> Mart
>
> On Sat, 16 Oct 2021 at 13:14, Keith Gibbs <k@pixelheresy.com> wrote:
> >
> > Yeah, don't switch for simple tools like mothra, but as you learn
> > more, there are strengths to both.
> >
> > I ran the "9miller" Pi version for a bit and as a retro computer
> > collector and old software junkie, I enjoyed myself, but I played with
> > VMs and then got some baremetal installs of 9front going.
> >
> > 9legacy is fantastic for the "historical preservation" end of things
> > and it totally usable.  I found myself more and more drawn to 9front
> > because it is more about *using* Plan 9 for either specialized purpose
> > or daily driver usage.  I personally run a 9front cpu+auth server on
> > my network with 9p/drawterm ports forwarded from my fiber hookup.  In
> > that way, I always have access to my 9 box from the office, from home,
> > from anywhere.  I use it for writing, C, Go, IRC, as well as a
> > webserver.  Also, since it is on my network, I can basically access
> > any machine of mine via sshfs or 9p at any time, making it a Rosetta
> > Stone of sorts.  Most new software made by the community tends to be
> > developed with 9front in mind/on 9front, so if you are looking for
> > things like YouTube playback, security, a more modern browser (netsurf
> > port), esoteric programming languages, etc.  you will have an easier
> > time on 9front.
> >
> > That being said, some really old stuff doesn't quite work the same as
> > old old 9, which can get annoying if you find docs or software from
> > decades ago, but that's less important for me personally.
> >
> > So get your feet wet!  If you find you like the retro computing aspect
> > most, 9legacy is a great distro.  If you are most interested in
> > modern/more experimental stuff, 9front is awesome.  That being said,
> > 9front is *not that far* from Plan 9 from Bell Labs 4th edition,
> > especially compared to Harvey, Jehanne, or even Inferno in a lot of
> > ways.  Folks from both (actually *all*) communities are frequent
> > readers/users of this mailing list.
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > -pixelheresy
> >
> > Quoth joseph turco <italian.pepe.32@gmail.com>:
> > > Your quite right, I wouldn't switch to 9front for that reason, but is
> nice
> > > that 9front does have more secure protocols in place. I stuck with bell
> > > labs because the RPI iso was right there I wanted to see the OS from
> the
> > > beginning. Its also why I have the bootable 9legacy USB for my old
> desktop,
> > > but that's sitting around until I can figure out the OS, so then I can
> get
> > > it running how I want on there, and link up the systems so that the
> desktop
> > > acts as a shared fs.

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