From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Subject: Re: [9fans] Question From: forsyth@caldo.demon.co.uk MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 18:43:22 +0100 Topicbox-Message-UUID: d112da6e-eaca-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 >>Is Plan9 worthwhile as a workstation? I'm specifically interested in whether there is >>binary compatibility with UNIX. For example: will I be able to install my Applixware >>(for FreeBSD) atop it? with Unix on what? don't worry, it doesn't matter. there isn't any binary compatibility with any version of Unix on anything. >>Is Plan9 worthwhile as a workstation? I'm specifically interested in whether there is there isn't really an objective answer to that. best is to take the time to try it and see. it's best if you enjoy programming (because you'll probably need to).