Then let's see it happen; I'm not sure what you're waiting for.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 9fans-boun...@9fans.net [mailto:9fans-boun...@9fans.net] On Behalf Of
> Corey
> Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2010 8:51 PM
> To: 9fans@9fans.net
> Subject: Re: [9fans] Mars Needs Women
>
> On Sunday 18 April 2010 13:58:19 erik quanstrom wrote:
> [purposefully removed context surrounding the following statement:] <snip>
> > seems awful limiting for a research os.
> >
>
> Exactly.
>
>
> Plan X proposes an extension of 9 space for the experimental purpose of
> promoting and supporting an additional class of research
> vectors using Plan 9 technologies.
>
> The official Plan 9 source base is used as a seed platform from which to
> build one or more alternate Plan 9 based distributions, with the
> goal of fulfilling a different collection of somewhat higher-level use-cases
> than what Plan 9 proper is optimized towards.
>
> Some examples of research areas and theoretical use-cases that a Plan X
> project might help foster:
>
> * Plan 9 based handheld/phone platform
>
> * Personal home distributed network serving 9'ified general purpose end-user
> applications via a clean yet contemporary gui over 9P
>
> * a distribution focused towards increasing the ability of developers to
> comfortably run a native Plan 9 installation as their day-to-day
> os at their workplaces
>
> * Plan 9 based os for iPad/WePad-like tablet devices
>
>
> The initial milestone for Plan X is simply to stake out an appropriate space
> somewhere that will facilitate productive collaboration and
> "greenfield"
> exchange of ideas between interested parties in a non-hostile environment.
>
> If it languishes, so be it - the experiment would then be considered DOA -
> but at least the space will be there for potential future
> collaboration: the catalyzing spark of new communities and projects are
> impossible to predict.
>
>
> <further explanation/ideas abridged, to prevent "TLDR" responses>
>
>
> Respectfully
