Re: [9fans] URI scheme for 9P2000 resources

[erik quanstrom <quanstro@coraid.com>]

>
> > but what is the point of encoding a dial string+path as a url?
>
> Integration in web-like environments, ie. mozilla ?
>
> I'm going to add an minimal 9p client into mozilla. So you can
> simply put an 9p url into the browser and have fun ;-)

mozilla, unlike emacs, is not an operating system.

> Ok. And what about commandlines (for local servers ?)

talking about command lines is a bit odd.  9p servers serve a tree of
files.  9p doesn't have "command line arguments".  you could make
the elements of the path beyond the server root appear to be arguments.

part of the difficulty here is you are trying to stuff different plan 9
concepts into a uri.  command line arguments don't interact with
9p in plan 9.  likewise, dial strings are outside 9p.  putting them
all together is uncharted territory.

- erik