anyone using the new-generation OS called Plan9, made by bell labs and some of the original creators of Unix?
Plan 9 is an advanced multi-user Open Source operating system designed with networking in mind. It runs on multiple hardware platforms and is highly suited to building large distributed systems. A typical Plan 9 installation would comprise one or more file servers, some CPU servers and a large number of terminals (user workstations). Plan 9 is suitable for small research groups to large organizations. The low system management overhead makes it particularly suitable for classroom and teaching applications. Plan 9 was developed at Bell Labs (the research division of Lucent Technologies). In July 2000 the 3rd Edition was released as Open Source, and this is was quickly made available by Vita Nuova in the form of a bootable CD. The 4th Edition was released by Bell Labs in April 2002 and Vita Nuova is now shipping 4th Edition Boxed Sets and CDs. The developers of plan 9 include some of the original Unix designers including Rob Pike and Dennis Richie. To the end user, Plan 9 bears a superficial resemblance to Unix, but the underlying operating system is very different. In particular, Plan 9 was designed as a network operating system, as opposed to Unix where networking support was added as an afterthought. Some of the standard Unix tools are available, but they have generally been either enhanced or completely rewritten. Plan 9 has been ported to a number of architectures, including Intel x86, Sparc, Alpha, Power PC, and Arm. it is muft and mukt, without being a gnu license. read its licensing policy. The full text of the Plan 9 Open Source Licence can be found at the Bell Labs Plan 9 site. The licence is similar to many Open Source licences. The main points are: * You can modify, copy and distribute the source code as you wish. * There are no royalty payments on the distribution. * actually, the correct url is http://plan9.bell-labs.com/plan9dist/ _______________________________________________ ilugd mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd