I just recently tried Plan 9 (9Front actually) and I was really impressed with some of Rio's features. It's cool to see that this could be brought to other platforms now. I may try it out on my...
I just recently tried Plan 9 (9Front actually) and I was really impressed with some of Rio's features. It's cool to see that this could be brought to other platforms now. I may try it out on my Linux machine tonight!
Not sure if people constantly reinventing parts of Plan 9 is a funny thing or a sad thing. I do like that we get some of the nice things (/proc/, FUSE, etc.), but why not get all of it?
Not sure if people constantly reinventing parts of Plan 9 is a funny thing or a sad thing. I do like that we get some of the nice things (/proc/, FUSE, etc.), but why not get all of it?
I guess for two reasons: It means we're still only getting parts or the system instead of, you know, a system. In Plan 9 everything-is-a-file-or-a-file-system, namespaces, window management — all...
I guess for two reasons:
It means we're still only getting parts or the system instead of, you know, a system. In Plan 9 everything-is-a-file-or-a-file-system, namespaces, window management — all of it went together and built a coherent system. The reinventing simply applies patches to add functionality to existing systems, instead of reimagining them.
This in turn means that Linux+A-Lot-Of-Plan-9-Stuff will still be less than Plan 9, at least in terms of consistency, interoperability, and simplicity.
With that said, I am happier in a world where I can use procfs, and FUSE, and 9P on Linux.
I just recently tried Plan 9 (9Front actually) and I was really impressed with some of Rio's features. It's cool to see that this could be brought to other platforms now. I may try it out on my Linux machine tonight!
Not sure if people constantly reinventing parts of Plan 9 is a funny thing or a sad thing. I do like that we get some of the nice things (
/proc/, FUSE, etc.), but why not get all of it?If you think Plan 9 was good then why would it be a sad thing?
I guess for two reasons:
It means we're still only getting parts or the system instead of, you know, a system. In Plan 9 everything-is-a-file-or-a-file-system, namespaces, window management — all of it went together and built a coherent system. The reinventing simply applies patches to add functionality to existing systems, instead of reimagining them.
This in turn means that Linux+A-Lot-Of-Plan-9-Stuff will still be less than Plan 9, at least in terms of consistency, interoperability, and simplicity.
With that said, I am happier in a world where I can use procfs, and FUSE, and 9P on Linux.