There is an issue where plan9 is more power hungry than say a Linux OS, I'm not sure with inferno, but that might be for the same reasons. Lack of power management optimizations. Whereas plan9 development tends to focus on optimizing for portability.
Idk, that's just my observations, ymmv. On Sat, Aug 8, 2026, 12:26 AM lists <[email protected]> wrote: > Many of the existing drivers are rather slow. WiFi especially needs work. > And it’s also possible to find hardware that is not yet supported. > > > On Aug 5, 2026, at 19:01, [email protected] wrote: > > > > Greetings, > > > > I'm interested in working on kernel development especially drivers for > > networking devices. > > > > -- > > Aaron Lin > > [email protected] > > IRCNow (https://ircnow.org) > > > >> On Tue, Aug 04, 2026 at 08:29:17PM -0700, ron minnich wrote: > >> do you have some area in which you wish to work? kernel, programs, ...? > >> > >>> On Tue, Aug 4, 2026 at 3:35 PM jrmu <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> Greetings, > >>> > >>> Is the Plan 9 Foundation interested in providing mentorship for the > Google > >>> Summer of Code for 2027? > >>> > >>> I recently started graduate school and would really appreciate an > >>> opportunity > >>> to work on Plan 9 as a research project. > >>> > >>> I could send my CV if that helps. > >>> > >>> If any Plan 9 developer would be interested in providing mentorship, > please > >>> email me, I will send you my personal phone number and school email. > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Aaron Lin > >>> [email protected] > >>> IRCNow (https://ircnow.org) ------------------------------------------ 9fans: 9fans Permalink: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/T46370b0d2f10b254-M22ef26391aba68b9d1fd1acf Delivery options: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/subscription
