Plan 9
Norman Yarvin
yarvin-norman at cs.yale.edu
Mon May 20 09:27:55 AEST 1991
templon at copper.ucs.indiana.edu (jeffrey templon) writes:
>Speaking of which, what is PLAN 9 (other than the original Unix guys'
>next unix.)
It is an operating system designed to work well with networks. Other than
that: well, it's got some extremely nice stuff.
> Where can I get more info about it?
ftp doc/plan-9.ps.Z from cs.toronto.edu. This is a PostScript file. They
ask that you not ftp during high-use hours.
> Why does noone
>on this group talk about getting a Plan 9 port to the 3b1 instead
>of a Mach port or minix port or whatever.
>
>Would like any info about Plan 9. Also, what machines are now running
>it and who sells them.
It is running on machines at Bell Labs. The distribution policy is, from
what I have heard, the same as that for V8, V9, and V10 Unix, i.e. "You
can't have it." A pity. Especially since it is so easy to port (they
mention one port as being done in 19 hours).
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