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From: Ronald G Minnich <rminnich@lanl.gov>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] 9P clients for other OSes?
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Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 15:48:32 -0600
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On Tue, 18 Jun 2002, Jack Johnson wrote:

> I came across Ronald Minnich's 9P work for Unixes, but I'm just
> curious, has anyone attempted the same for Windows, Macintosh, etc?  I
> realize the uses might be more limited, but it would seem that if a 9P
> client is easier to write than, say, an SMB server for Plan 9, it
> could be extremely useful for file service in a heterogenous
> environment.

9p is so well designed ... it is easy to write for.

I think it would make sense for the other OSes.

What I really wish is that embedded stuff (digital cameras, etc. ) talked
9p instead of whatever gross protocol they do. But if we get lots of ports
that becomes somewhat less unlikely.

ron