On 5/17/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Plan 9 fails for GUI-less use. If we go to a GUI system at some point,
I think it may be back in the running, but consider the current
requirements. We need something:
-That has a good CLI
-That can handle wireless
-That has a lot of CLI-oriented applications
Linux has support for a *lot* of wireless cards. It's based on a system
that was designed for CLI use. It's got emacs, so I guess that answers
all questions about CLI-oriented applications.
Plan 9... working at the plain old command line, can you even interrupt
a program? The two main editors are GUI based (not gonna use 'ed'). As
seems apparent, it has far fewer supported wireless cards. It runs on
fewer machines.
Somebody, quick, send me a decent head mounted display, a Twiddler,
and a little machine that can run Plan 9 with supported wireless. I'll
set it all up, use it to access csplan9. Then I'll post pictures on the
wiki. Until then, I guess I'm still gonna end with Linux.
John
Although this it slighty diverts from wearable to pocket-able,
I've used Inferno emu over Linux on a handheld [1] for 6 months now,
and i've find it comfortable enought, to continue using it.
(and recently it's got bt network support, even i've not used it yet)
So i would consider this another alternative.
[1] http://www.caerwyn.com/ipn/2006/12/inferno-emu-on-palm-tungsten-t3.html
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