Plan 9 - Revision history

73.222.15.23: /* Plan 9 */

2015-10-28T21:48:49Z

Plan 9

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:48, 28 October 2015
Line 11:		Line 11:
	===Plan 9===		===Plan 9===

	Plan 9 is a computer operating system widely regarded by the electronic intelligensia as the pinnacle of operating system organization and application interface design . Lacking the postmodern irony and self-referential practical jokes made at the expense of application programmers (OOB-IPC, chroot, application registry etc) that would come to characterize operating systems of the 20th century, Plan9 is an operating system that defies any sort of explanation made in relation to existing technologies. Despite its alarmingly ~~mentally~~ unstable user community, it rivals Unix itself in it's impact on contemporary operating system organization.		Plan 9 is a computer operating system widely regarded by the electronic intelligensia as the pinnacle of operating system organization and application interface design . Lacking the postmodern irony and self-referential practical jokes made at the expense of application programmers (OOB-IPC, chroot, application registry etc) that would come to characterize operating systems of the 20th century, Plan9 is an operating system that defies any sort of explanation made in relation to existing technologies. Despite its alarmingly unstable user community, it rivals Unix itself in it's impact on contemporary operating system organization.

	Lacking the organizational and logical afterthoughts that plague managed application development (I ask the reader to consider the simple case of sockets), it defines itself on the basis that all objects are files (no exaggeration here). File communication is a completely transparent process, regardless of the actual physical location of the files.		Lacking the organizational and logical afterthoughts that plague managed application development (I ask the reader to consider the simple case of sockets), it defines itself on the basis that all objects are files (no exaggeration here). File communication is a completely transparent process, regardless of the actual physical location of the files.

199.83.223.197: update 9front urls

2015-09-09T03:57:44Z

update 9front urls

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:57, 8 September 2015
Line 36:		Line 36:
	===Resources===		===Resources===
	====Elementary Documents====		====Elementary Documents====
	* [~~https~~://~~code~~.~~google~~.~~com~~/~~p/plan9front/wiki/fqa~~ 9front FQA] - '''9FRONT FREQUENTLY QUESTIONED ANSWERS''': start here		* [http://fqa.9front.org/ 9front FQA] - '''9FRONT FREQUENTLY QUESTIONED ANSWERS''': start here
	* [http://doc.cat-v.org/plan_9/4th_edition/papers/ Plan 9 papers] - papers from the authors of Plan 9, I suggest starting with [http://doc.cat-v.org/plan_9/4th_edition/papers/9 Plan 9 from Bell Labs]		* [http://doc.cat-v.org/plan_9/4th_edition/papers/ Plan 9 papers] - papers from the authors of Plan 9, I suggest starting with [http://doc.cat-v.org/plan_9/4th_edition/papers/9 Plan 9 from Bell Labs]
	* [http://lsub.org/who/nemo/9.intro.pdf Introduction to OS Abstractions using Plan 9] - paper with examples of different os features in Plan 9, and describes rc and c programming for Plan 9		* [http://lsub.org/who/nemo/9.intro.pdf Introduction to OS Abstractions using Plan 9] - paper with examples of different os features in Plan 9, and describes rc and c programming for Plan 9
Line 46:		Line 46:
	* Irc: #cat-v on freenode		* Irc: #cat-v on freenode
	* [http://9front.org/ 9front homepage] - home		* [http://9front.org/ 9front homepage] - home
	* [http://~~code~~.~~google~~.~~com/p/plan9front/ 9front googlecode homepage and wiki]~~		* [http://fqa.9front.org/fqa4.html 9front installation] - if you wish to install 9front, first look at this example installation session.
	* [http:/~~/code~~.~~google.com/p/plan9front/wiki/install~~ 9front installation] - if you wish to install 9front, first look at this example installation session.		* [http://fqa.9front.org/fqa9.html 9front troubleshooting] - if your hardware does not work, look here.
	* [http://~~code~~.~~google~~.~~com~~/~~p/plan9front/wiki/troubleshooting~~ 9front troubleshooting] - if your hardware does not work, look here.
	====Mirrors====		====Mirrors====
	Use <code>bunzip2</code> to decompress files ending in <code>.bz2</code>.		Use <code>bunzip2</code> to decompress files ending in <code>.bz2</code>.
	* [http://~~code~~.~~google~~.~~com~~/~~p/plan9front/wiki/mirrors~~ 9front mirrors]		* [http://fqa.9front.org/fqa1.html#1.11.1 9front mirrors]
	* [http://plan9.bell-labs.com/plan9/download.html Plan 9 CD/floppy download page]		* [http://plan9.bell-labs.com/plan9/download.html Plan 9 CD/floppy download page]

Mischief at 23:59, 1 December 2014

2014-12-01T23:59:21Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:59, 1 December 2014
Line 36:		Line 36:
	===Resources===		===Resources===
	====Elementary Documents====		====Elementary Documents====
			* [https://code.google.com/p/plan9front/wiki/fqa 9front FQA] - '''9FRONT FREQUENTLY QUESTIONED ANSWERS''': start here
	* [http://doc.cat-v.org/plan_9/4th_edition/papers/ Plan 9 papers] - papers from the authors of Plan 9, I suggest starting with [http://doc.cat-v.org/plan_9/4th_edition/papers/9 Plan 9 from Bell Labs]		* [http://doc.cat-v.org/plan_9/4th_edition/papers/ Plan 9 papers] - papers from the authors of Plan 9, I suggest starting with [http://doc.cat-v.org/plan_9/4th_edition/papers/9 Plan 9 from Bell Labs]
	* [http://lsub.org/who/nemo/9.intro.pdf Introduction to OS Abstractions using Plan 9] - paper with examples of different os features in Plan 9, and describes rc and c programming for Plan 9		* [http://lsub.org/who/nemo/9.intro.pdf Introduction to OS Abstractions using Plan 9] - paper with examples of different os features in Plan 9, and describes rc and c programming for Plan 9

67.161.75.228: /* Plan 9 */

2014-02-16T05:37:28Z

Plan 9

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:37, 15 February 2014
Line 11:		Line 11:
	===Plan 9===		===Plan 9===

	Plan 9 is a computer operating system widely regarded by the electronic intelligensia as the pinnacle of operating system organization and application interface design . Lacking the postmodern irony and self-referential practical jokes made at the expense of application programmers (OOB-IPC, chroot, application registry etc) that would come to characterize operating systems of the 20th century, Plan9 is an operating system that defies any sort of explanation made in relation to existing technologies. Despite ~~it's~~ alarmingly mentally unstable user community, it rivals Unix itself in it's impact on contemporary operating system organization.		Plan 9 is a computer operating system widely regarded by the electronic intelligensia as the pinnacle of operating system organization and application interface design . Lacking the postmodern irony and self-referential practical jokes made at the expense of application programmers (OOB-IPC, chroot, application registry etc) that would come to characterize operating systems of the 20th century, Plan9 is an operating system that defies any sort of explanation made in relation to existing technologies. Despite its alarmingly mentally unstable user community, it rivals Unix itself in it's impact on contemporary operating system organization.

	Lacking the organizational and logical afterthoughts that plague managed application development (I ask the reader to consider the simple case of sockets), it defines itself on the basis that all objects are files (no exaggeration here). File communication is a completely transparent process, regardless of the actual physical location of the files.		Lacking the organizational and logical afterthoughts that plague managed application development (I ask the reader to consider the simple case of sockets), it defines itself on the basis that all objects are files (no exaggeration here). File communication is a completely transparent process, regardless of the actual physical location of the files.
Line 17:		Line 17:
	Despite these obvious advantages, Plan9's use and reputation has been born posthumously. Due to the shifting economic circumstances of the 1990s, Plan9 would be largely abandoned by Bell Labs by 1995.		Despite these obvious advantages, Plan9's use and reputation has been born posthumously. Due to the shifting economic circumstances of the 1990s, Plan9 would be largely abandoned by Bell Labs by 1995.

	In ~~it's~~ wake, Plan9 has attracted a small extremist community of software archaeologists, hardcore systems programmers, knights of knowledge and other seekers of ultimate truth.		In its wake, Plan9 has attracted a small extremist community of software archaeologists, hardcore systems programmers, knights of knowledge and other seekers of ultimate truth.

	=== Praise, Analysis and Precepts of Plan9 ===		=== Praise, Analysis and Precepts of Plan9 ===

50.174.128.86: /* Plan 9 */

2013-11-14T23:07:30Z

Plan 9

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:07, 14 November 2013
Line 11:		Line 11:
	===Plan 9===		===Plan 9===

	Plan 9 is a computer operating system widely regarded by the electronic intelligensia as the pinnacle of operating system organization and application interface design . Lacking the postmodern irony and self-referential practical jokes made at the expense of application programmers (OOB-IPC, chroot, application registry etc) that would come to characterize operating systems of the 20th century, Plan9 is an operating system that defies any sort of explanation made in relation to existing technologies. Despite it's alarmingly unstable user community, it rivals Unix itself in it's impact on contemporary operating system organization. Lacking the organizational and logical afterthoughts that plague managed application development (I ask the reader to consider the simple case of sockets), it defines itself on the basis that all objects are files (all is not an exaggeration). File communication is a completely transparent process, regardless of the actual physical location of the files.		Plan 9 is a computer operating system widely regarded by the electronic intelligensia as the pinnacle of operating system organization and application interface design . Lacking the postmodern irony and self-referential practical jokes made at the expense of application programmers (OOB-IPC, chroot, application registry etc) that would come to characterize operating systems of the 20th century, Plan9 is an operating system that defies any sort of explanation made in relation to existing technologies. Despite it's alarmingly mentally unstable user community, it rivals Unix itself in it's impact on contemporary operating system organization.

	Despite these obvious advantages, Plan9's use and reputation has been born posthumously. Due to ~~a multitude of changing~~ economic ~~and social~~ circumstances of the 1990s, Plan9 would be largely abandoned by Bell Labs by 1995. In it's wake, Plan9 has attracted a small ~~yet rabid~~ community of software archaeologists, hardcore systems programmers, knights of knowledge and other seekers of ultimate truth.		Lacking the organizational and logical afterthoughts that plague managed application development (I ask the reader to consider the simple case of sockets), it defines itself on the basis that all objects are files (no exaggeration here). File communication is a completely transparent process, regardless of the actual physical location of the files.

			Despite these obvious advantages, Plan9's use and reputation has been born posthumously. Due to the shifting economic circumstances of the 1990s, Plan9 would be largely abandoned by Bell Labs by 1995.

			In it's wake, Plan9 has attracted a small extremist community of software archaeologists, hardcore systems programmers, knights of knowledge and other seekers of ultimate truth.

	=== Praise, Analysis and Precepts of Plan9 ===		=== Praise, Analysis and Precepts of Plan9 ===

24.5.86.251 at 01:58, 13 June 2013

2013-06-13T01:58:52Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:58, 12 June 2013
Line 11:		Line 11:
	===Plan 9===		===Plan 9===

	Plan 9 is a computer operating system widely regarded by the electronic intelligensia as the pinnacle of operating system organization and design. Lacking the postmodern irony and self-referential practical jokes made at the expense of application programmers (OOB-IPC, chroot, application registry etc) that would come to characterize operating systems of the 20th century, Plan9 is an operating system that defies any sort of explanation made in relation to existing technologies. Despite it's alarmingly unstable user community, it rivals Unix itself in it's impact on contemporary operating system organization. Lacking the organizational and logical afterthoughts that plague managed application development (I ask the reader to consider the simple case of sockets), it defines itself on the basis that all objects are files (all is not an exaggeration). File communication is a completely transparent process, regardless of the actual physical location of the files.		Plan 9 is a computer operating system widely regarded by the electronic intelligensia as the pinnacle of operating system organization and application interface design . Lacking the postmodern irony and self-referential practical jokes made at the expense of application programmers (OOB-IPC, chroot, application registry etc) that would come to characterize operating systems of the 20th century, Plan9 is an operating system that defies any sort of explanation made in relation to existing technologies. Despite it's alarmingly unstable user community, it rivals Unix itself in it's impact on contemporary operating system organization. Lacking the organizational and logical afterthoughts that plague managed application development (I ask the reader to consider the simple case of sockets), it defines itself on the basis that all objects are files (all is not an exaggeration). File communication is a completely transparent process, regardless of the actual physical location of the files.

	Despite these obvious advantages, Plan9's use and reputation has been born posthumously. Due to a multitude of changing economic and social circumstances of the 1990s, Plan9 would be largely abandoned by Bell Labs by 1995. In it's wake, Plan9 has attracted a small yet rabid community of software archaeologists, hardcore systems programmers, knights of knowledge and other seekers of ultimate truth.		Despite these obvious advantages, Plan9's use and reputation has been born posthumously. Due to a multitude of changing economic and social circumstances of the 1990s, Plan9 would be largely abandoned by Bell Labs by 1995. In it's wake, Plan9 has attracted a small yet rabid community of software archaeologists, hardcore systems programmers, knights of knowledge and other seekers of ultimate truth.

24.5.86.251 at 01:55, 13 June 2013

2013-06-13T01:55:11Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:55, 12 June 2013
Line 9:		Line 9:
	'''Contact''': [[User:mischief]]		'''Contact''': [[User:mischief]]

	==Plan 9==		===Plan 9===

	Plan 9 is a computer operating system widely regarded by the electronic intelligensia as the pinnacle of operating system organization and design. Lacking the postmodern irony and self-referential practical jokes made at the expense of application programmers (OOB-IPC, chroot, application registry etc) that would come to characterize operating systems of the 20th century, Plan9 is an operating system that defies any sort of explanation made in relation to existing technologies. Despite it's alarmingly unstable user community, it rivals Unix itself in it's impact on contemporary operating system organization. Lacking the organizational and logical afterthoughts that plague managed application development (I ask the reader to consider the simple case of sockets), it defines itself on the basis that all objects are files (all is not an exaggeration). File communication is a completely transparent process, regardless of the actual physical location of the files.		Plan 9 is a computer operating system widely regarded by the electronic intelligensia as the pinnacle of operating system organization and design. Lacking the postmodern irony and self-referential practical jokes made at the expense of application programmers (OOB-IPC, chroot, application registry etc) that would come to characterize operating systems of the 20th century, Plan9 is an operating system that defies any sort of explanation made in relation to existing technologies. Despite it's alarmingly unstable user community, it rivals Unix itself in it's impact on contemporary operating system organization. Lacking the organizational and logical afterthoughts that plague managed application development (I ask the reader to consider the simple case of sockets), it defines itself on the basis that all objects are files (all is not an exaggeration). File communication is a completely transparent process, regardless of the actual physical location of the files.

24.5.86.251 at 01:54, 13 June 2013

2013-06-13T01:54:40Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:54, 12 June 2013
Line 51:		Line 51:
	References:		References:

	- 1. Bertrand Russell did not say this		* 1. Bertrand Russell did not say this
	- 2. But did Karl Gotch say this? We will never know.		* 2. But did Karl Gotch say this? We will never know.

24.5.86.251 at 01:54, 13 June 2013

2013-06-13T01:54:30Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:54, 12 June 2013
Line 50:		Line 50:

	References:		References:
	1. Bertrand Russell did not say this
	2. But did Karl Gotch say this? We will never know.		- 1. Bertrand Russell did not say this
			- 2. But did Karl Gotch say this? We will never know.

24.5.86.251: i just can't get a break here.

2013-06-13T01:54:10Z

i just can't get a break here.

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:54, 12 June 2013
Line 19:		Line 19:
	:"I started keeping a list of these annoyances but it got too long and depressing so I just learned to live with them again. We really are using a 1970s era operating system well past its sell-by date. We get a lot done, and we have fun, but let's face it, the fundamental design of Unix is older than many of the readers of Slashdot, while lots of different, great ideas about computing and networks have been developed in the last 30 years. Using Unix is the computing equivalent of listening only to music by David Cassidy'" - Rob Pike		:"I started keeping a list of these annoyances but it got too long and depressing so I just learned to live with them again. We really are using a 1970s era operating system well past its sell-by date. We get a lot done, and we have fun, but let's face it, the fundamental design of Unix is older than many of the readers of Slashdot, while lots of different, great ideas about computing and networks have been developed in the last 30 years. Using Unix is the computing equivalent of listening only to music by David Cassidy'" - Rob Pike
	:"It’s possible that I understand better what’s going on" - Russ Cox		:"It’s possible that I understand better what’s going on" - Russ Cox
	:"Plan9 is a metaphysical experience" - Bertrand Russell ~~{{ref~~>~~While Bertrand Russell did not say this, although I believe he would have}}~~		:"Plan9 is a metaphysical experience" - Bertrand Russell <font color="blue">[1]</font>
	:"Unix compilers are slow" - Rob Pike		:"Unix compilers are slow" - Rob Pike
	:"Brave, unconcerned, mocking, Plan9 is a woman, and like all women, she loves only a warrior" - Karl Gotch ~~{{ref\|\|Like Hirohito's illustrious side career in marine biology (the destruction of east asia can only hold your interest for so long), Karl Gotch enjoyed things besides wrestling}}~~		:"Brave, unconcerned, mocking, Plan9 is a woman, and like all women, she loves only a warrior" - Karl Gotch <font color="blue">[2]</font>
	:"The chief cause of problems is solutions" - Someone who liked, or would have liked, Plan9		:"The chief cause of problems is solutions" - Someone who liked, or would have liked, Plan9

Line 49:		Line 49:
	* [http://plan9.bell-labs.com/plan9/download.html Plan 9 CD/floppy download page]		* [http://plan9.bell-labs.com/plan9/download.html Plan 9 CD/floppy download page]

	References: ~~<references/>~~		References:
			1. Bertrand Russell did not say this
			2. But did Karl Gotch say this? We will never know.