Re: [9fans] Plan 9 Propaganda

2013-03-28 Thread iainws
Excellent, thanks!

Re: [9fans] gcc not an option for Plan9

2013-03-26 Thread iainws
On Tuesday, 26 March 2013 17:03:14 UTC+11, Kurt H Maier wrote: > On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 06:45:33AM +0200, lu...@proxima.alt.za wrote: > > > But it's a strange thing to want to do. A bit like asking for the > > > Ford Model T gear shift in a modern car. > > > > I reject this analogy and the

Re: [9fans] off topic: lego runs linux

2013-01-17 Thread iainws
On Thursday, 17 January 2013 06:34:56 UTC+11, hiro wrote: > plan9 runs on lego? Yes and it won't run on my Dell laptop.

Re: [9fans] c++

2012-11-19 Thread iainws
I would definitely use the new features of c++0x. Autos and Lambdas are the biggest noticeable change, so using them could be good style. Apparently the new constant expression offers optimisations from the compiler (probably equivalent to Java's final). Initialisation save's a couple of lines n

Re: [9fans] Release CD-ROM won't boot

2012-08-17 Thread iainws
On Friday, 17 August 2012 20:30:47 UTC+10, Lucio De Re wrote: > I haven't checked all possibilities, but perhaps someone here has a > > quick fix. > > > > I'm trying to boot a Plan 9 ISO image from a few weeks back (date > > indeterminate, right now) under VMware ESXi, but it seems to jam at

Re: [9fans] Governance question???

2012-05-15 Thread IainWS
Thank you, I kind of got the idea that Plan 9 is an informal hobby/ research platform, and that the community contributes where they can, unless its something serious like a new release (probably not up to everybody). > Who handles legal issues? The answer's probably "nobody". Or > everyone handle

Re: [9fans] Governance question???

2012-05-14 Thread IainWS
On May 14, 8:51 pm, 9f...@hamnavoe.com (Richard Miller) wrote: > I would say the de facto dictators are those with write permission > on /n/sources/plan9, namely: > >         sys:sys::glenda,rsc,jmk,sape,ehg,pb,geoff,bootes > > And they're mostly benevolent.  (Not sure about glenda.) Exactly what

Re: [9fans] Governance question???

2012-05-14 Thread IainWS
On May 14, 8:39 pm, charles.fors...@gmail.com (Charles Forsyth) wrote: > I thought we were an autonomous collective. Sorry quick edit, it should actually read B.D.F.L.

[9fans] Governance question???

2012-05-14 Thread IainWS
I am currently looking into Plan 9's governance as part of a project and was asked this question: does Plan 9 have a Benevolent dictator for life (B.D.L) similar to python's Guido van Rossum? I can't seem to find any one other than the four original authors of the system. Would I be wrong in saying

Re: [9fans] Location of plan9.ini

2012-05-10 Thread IainWS
On May 10, 10:15 pm, quans...@quanstro.net (erik quanstrom) wrote: > > Yes, but I get /bin/9fat does not exist. > > don't drop the ":".  you need to type "9fat:". > > - erik Thanks mate it worked first go.

Re: [9fans] Location of plan9.ini

2012-05-10 Thread IainWS
On May 10, 9:50 pm, 0in...@gmail.com (David du Colombier) wrote: > > I have been looking for the plan9.ini file in the obvious locations - > > however it hasn't turned up. I would like to change my monitor size > > inside of my virtual box but apparently I need the plan9.ini file. > > > The instruc

[9fans] Location of plan9.ini

2012-05-10 Thread IainWS
I have been looking for the plan9.ini file in the obvious locations - however it hasn't turned up. I would like to change my monitor size inside of my virtual box but apparently I need the plan9.ini file. The instructions that are out there are presently to mount 9fs 9fat and then edit the file /n

Re: [9fans] Starting a blog on plan 9

2012-05-10 Thread IainWS
e acme is the wiki, there is no sam > wiki interface... unless you know different? > > On 9 May 2012, at 08:49 AM, IainWS wrote: > > > > > > > > > On May 9, 6:23 am, yari...@gmail.com (Yaroslav) wrote: > >>> Could you elaborate on your choice of u

Re: [9fans] Starting a blog on plan 9

2012-05-09 Thread IainWS
On May 9, 6:23 am, yari...@gmail.com (Yaroslav) wrote: > > Could you elaborate on your choice of using "sam -d"? > > Agree, 'sam -d' is not an entry-level choice. Out of the two editors available I would really opt for using Acme instead. If you happen to find yourself newly installing plan 9 then

Re: [9fans] Starting a blog on plan 9

2012-05-09 Thread IainWS
On May 9, 2:15 am, j...@jfloren.net (John Floren) wrote: > On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 2:34 AM, IainWS wrote: > > Hi there! I am trying to get involved more with plan 9 but having some > > trouble finding resources on it that are all in one place. I have > > started a blog so tha

[9fans] Starting a blog on plan 9

2012-05-08 Thread IainWS
Hi there! I am trying to get involved more with plan 9 but having some trouble finding resources on it that are all in one place. I have started a blog so that I can add resources to make things more simple for new users, and for the community in general. What do people think about this? You can f

Re: [9fans] Summary of acme chords

2012-04-25 Thread IainWS
On Apr 25, 6:40 pm, Brian Vito wrote: > I've put together a rudimentary chart of acme chords -- if anyone has > any suggestions, revisions, corrections, etc., they would be greatly > appreciated. Eventually the chart will form part of an introduction to > acme for non-programmers. > > https://docs