Ask HN: Why isn't Plan9 popular?

Post by konad » Thu, Sep 30, 2010, 11:08 AM UTC

jff wrote: post #48

konad wrote: post #35

I've been a Plan9 user/dev since 2000. Have been to two of the IWP9 conferences - sadly I won't be going to Seattle for the 5th unless I score some big cash in the next few weeks - http://iwp9.quanstro.net/ * Licensing - Plan9 wasn't open when open was the in thing. * No web browser - just as the web became a big thing, no web browser is a deathtrap. * The gap is too great a leap - until the recent LinuxEMU almost NO…

Hey! I'll be at IWP9 5e this year if things go well. Fun to see another Plan 9 user on here. I'm an intern with Sandia Labs, working on my master's degree at the moment, so I've got this work I've been cooking up all ready for a Work In Progress report at IWP9. To expand a bit, I think Plan 9 has potential in the world of scientific computing. There are a few things scientists expect on their supercomputers, and Plan…

Post by jff » Mon, Oct 04, 2010, 4:13 AM UTC

konad wrote: post #81

jff wrote: post #48

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Hey! I'll be at IWP9 5e this year if things go well. Fun to see another Plan 9 user on here. I'm an intern with Sandia Labs, working on my master's degree at the moment, so I've got this work I've been cooking up all ready for a Work In Progress report at IWP9. To expand a bit, I think Plan 9 has potential in the world of scientific computing. There are a few things scientists expect on their supercomputers, and Plan…

Ron's talks last year were fascinating. It's great to hear the truth behind the veil of the HPC world. That they run Linux but then use OSBypass becase the Linux kernel is too slow was a revelation, they don't shout that part too loud when gushing about Linux. The curried syscall system was enlightening.