Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-18 Thread Lucio De Re
This is extremely helpful; thank you, Noam. I'm not in a position to make any promises, but I will add my efforts to get issues such as these at least not forgotten. Lucio. On Fri, May 17, 2024 at 8:47 PM Noam Preil wrote: > I would _love_ a complete list of known issues. > > What I'm aware

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-17 Thread Noam Preil
I would _love_ a complete list of known issues. What I'm aware of: - IIRC ORCLOSE doesn't work properly (visible as acme leaving temporary files around after exiting) - At least one deadlock remaining - Syncs are not atomic, so a crash can render the system unbootable if e.g. termrc was being

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-17 Thread Lucio De Re
"I have a branch of 9front with fossil restored. I have discussed what would be needed to add fossil upstream again, and there was acceptance to the possibility if the issues get worked out _first_." I took the Fossil sources from whatever was the most readily available distribution and after

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-17 Thread vester . thacker
On Sat, May 18, 2024, at 01:26, Noam Preil wrote: > The only company listed there is yours, no? > > That's not a good look. On a long enough timeline, it will not matter. -- 9fans: 9fans Permalink:

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-17 Thread Noam Preil
I have found multiple deadlocks over the last few years, and only bothered fixing one of them. That patch is in 9legacy, as well, now. During my IWP9 talk in which, among other things, I explained why I intend to replace fossil despite curently using it, I demonstrated one of the problems with

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-17 Thread Noam Preil
The only company listed there is yours, no? That's not a good look. -- 9fans: 9fans Permalink: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/Tad3dc0c93039a7d2-M75d1829e0bc8637cd5edecf5 Delivery options: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/subscription

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-16 Thread tlaronde
On Tue, May 14, 2024 at 03:44:37PM -0400, Wes Kussmaul wrote: > > > On 5/14/24 15:05, tlaro...@kergis.com wrote: > > > > I don't know if black holes do exist but I'm convinced that there are > > already, out there, software implementations of black holes: things > > that will collapse under

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-16 Thread hiro
I believe you Steve, but I also believe noam. He's apparently the biggest lover of fossil around out here. On Thu, May 16, 2024 at 12:39 AM Steve Simon wrote: > > > i read the paper. > > i can believe there are still bugs, truth be told there are bugs in most > software. all i can say is in my

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-15 Thread Steve Simon
i read the paper. i can believe there are still bugs, truth be told there are bugs in most software. all i can say is in my experience i have not hit any since the ephemeral snapshot fix. Honestly fosdil has been solid for me; i hope i have not just jinx’ed it :-) -Steve > On 15 May 2024,

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-15 Thread hiro
noam said there's also some well-known issues with locks that still keeps happening in fossil. did you watch the outcome of last iwp9? he has the best description of the state of venti and fossil to date. On Thu, May 16, 2024 at 12:08 AM Steve Simon wrote: > > > Just a little first hand

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-15 Thread Steve Simon
Just a little first hand experience - I have run a fossil and venti server for twenty years now. Fossil suffered three problems in my opinion: Firstly it was not well publicised that fossil was never designed to cope with overflow; the sad truth is it fails catastrophically, as whitenessed

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-15 Thread hiro
about venti: probably nobody got around to removing it. send a patch. more seriously: i have no clue what might be wrong with venti, cause i haven't used it for decades. the papers for venti and fossil are nice btw, i have nothing against the concept, rather i'm all for it, in theory. On Wed,

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-15 Thread Lucio De Re
Factually, Fossil is no big deal. Its design shortcomings have been raised in the past from the Bell Labs side and the documentation (for Venti, I think, but it's not very important) suggests that Fossil was knocked together as a minimal Venti cache so the benefits of Venti could be utilised and

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-15 Thread Jacob Moody
On 5/15/24 11:20, Don Bailey wrote: > > I have zero emotional attachment to Fossil. What I am asking for, not even > demanding, is a fact-based assessment of the asserted issue. Pointing at the > code is not an emotional attachment. It's literally the opposite. It's asking > to demonstrate and

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-15 Thread Kurt H Maier via 9fans
On Wed, May 15, 2024 at 12:54:41PM -0400, Don Bailey wrote: > You handwave insults off by pretending like they aren't directed at the > exact person you're responding to :-) > > It's quite tiresome, and yet persistent. When else has it happened? Do I always do it? Are there firmware

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-15 Thread Don Bailey
You handwave insults off by pretending like they aren't directed at the exact person you're responding to :-) It's quite tiresome, and yet persistent. D On Wed, May 15, 2024 at 12:53 PM Kurt H Maier via 9fans <9fans@9fans.net> wrote: > On Wed, May 15, 2024 at 12:20:04PM -0400, Don Bailey

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-15 Thread Kurt H Maier via 9fans
On Wed, May 15, 2024 at 12:20:04PM -0400, Don Bailey wrote: > Again, this is a core example I'm talking about. In this email you've > called me gross, a bootlicker, etc, while ignoring my concerns and brushing > them off as "emotional". What part of "not directed at you, Don" did you fail to

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-15 Thread Don Bailey
Back to square one, are we lol On Wed, May 15, 2024 at 12:24 PM hiro <23h...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The presumption you're making is based on the fact that it is easy /for > you/. > > That is correct. > > > A valid reason is, for those that don't know what Fossil is, and what to > understand the

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-15 Thread Jacob Moody
Thank you, I look forward to seeing your work then. On 5/15/24 11:21, Don Bailey wrote: > Sounds good. > > D > > > On Wed, May 15, 2024 at 12:19 PM Jacob Moody > wrote: > > On 5/15/24 10:56, Don Bailey wrote: > > Yeah but that's the thing... "explained in

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-15 Thread hiro
> The presumption you're making is based on the fact that it is easy /for you/. That is correct. > A valid reason is, for those that don't know what Fossil is, and what to > understand the history of 9fans decision making, there is no way to know that > decision was made, or why. A valid

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-15 Thread Don Bailey
Sounds good. D On Wed, May 15, 2024 at 12:19 PM Jacob Moody wrote: > On 5/15/24 10:56, Don Bailey wrote: > > Yeah but that's the thing... "explained in this list" works while the > discussion is being had. But searching for that and attempting to grok the > discussion and the context of

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-15 Thread Don Bailey
Again, this is a core example I'm talking about. In this email you've called me gross, a bootlicker, etc, while ignoring my concerns and brushing them off as "emotional". I have zero emotional attachment to Fossil. What I am asking for, not even demanding, is a fact-based assessment of the

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-15 Thread Jacob Moody
On 5/15/24 10:57, hiro wrote: >> I don't understand the difference between code being included in the >> distribution and being "back in 9front". These are the same thing. If we >> ship code we maintain it. > > there are some exceptions :) I would like to see a list, that could should either

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-15 Thread Jacob Moody
On 5/15/24 10:56, Don Bailey wrote: > Yeah but that's the thing... "explained in this list" works while the > discussion is being had. But searching for that and attempting to grok the > discussion and the context of discussion at a later date? Not so much. Some > centralized documentation

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-15 Thread Don Bailey
The presumption you're making is based on the fact that it is easy /for you/. A valid reason is, for those that don't know what Fossil is, and what to understand the history of 9fans decision making, there is no way to know that decision was made, or why. D On Wed, May 15, 2024 at 12:07 PM

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-15 Thread Kurt H Maier via 9fans
On Wed, May 15, 2024 at 11:53:28AM -0400, Don Bailey wrote: > It's not gaslighting to ask for evidence. I was here, I remember the > complains with Fossil. But to what degree was that /actually/ Fossil? What > degree was it the configurations, the hardware, the firmware, the > consistency of

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-15 Thread hiro
> In the commit messages is not sufficient, either. One still must search > through the commit messages and identify the branch/context/etc. Plus, you > have to /know/ about what you are looking for, if something was removed. A > separate document that outlines these removed/altered/added

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-15 Thread hiro
> I don't understand the difference between code being included in the > distribution and being "back in 9front". These are the same thing. If we ship > code we maintain it. there are some exceptions :) -- 9fans: 9fans Permalink:

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-15 Thread hiro
> This is part of the issue I've had with 9front. If there are valid reasons > for things to disappear or not be used, that's OK. But please document them > and provide rationale/evidence for their removal. and i agree that we should hold everybody to this standard. Preferably a big change like

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-15 Thread Don Bailey
Yeah but that's the thing... "explained in this list" works while the discussion is being had. But searching for that and attempting to grok the discussion and the context of discussion at a later date? Not so much. Some centralized documentation should be used to make these decisions clear. In

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-15 Thread Don Bailey
It's not gaslighting to ask for evidence. I was here, I remember the complains with Fossil. But to what degree was that /actually/ Fossil? What degree was it the configurations, the hardware, the firmware, the consistency of management/usage? What investigations have gone into those bits, as well.

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-15 Thread Jacob Moody
On 5/15/24 10:20, Don Bailey wrote: > This is part of the issue I've had with 9front. If there are valid reasons > for things to disappear or not be used, that's OK. But please document them > and provide rationale/evidence for their removal. That way, even if another > group chooses not to

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-15 Thread Kurt H Maier via 9fans
On Wed, May 15, 2024 at 11:20:48AM -0400, Don Bailey wrote: > But please document them and provide rationale/evidence for their removal. You've been on this list a while. You should remember therefore that Fossil was a *constant* topic of debate here for *years*. Specifically, people

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-15 Thread hiro
> I suggested that the sources could be included in the distribution, so they > would not fork-rot as they are doing presently. It's always been the case > that the Plan 9 distribution included "broken" sources that could not be > compiled without external support, but were interesting enough

Re: Clarifying Lucio's Additional Requests [Was: Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9. ]

2024-05-15 Thread Jens Staal
On Wed, May 15, 2024 at 05:20:21PM GMT, sirjofri wrote: > > Agreeing is not necessary. There are many topics where we don't have to agree > to be a community. For example, I'd like to see libxml in 9front, but the > decision makers decided against it. More recently, people wished for fossil >

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-15 Thread Jacob Moody
On 5/15/24 10:18, Lucio De Re wrote: > What makes you think I want Fossil back in 9front? I suggested that the > sources could be included in the distribution, so they would not fork-rot as > they are doing presently. I don't understand the difference between code being included in the

Re: Clarifying Lucio's Additional Requests [Was: Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9. ]

2024-05-15 Thread hiro
> That said, I have been excited by the developments in the 9front and 9legacy, > etc, groups, even if I don't fully agree with all the decision making. It at > least means people are still interested in building, and that's a good > start... to agree with the decision making it helps to be

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-15 Thread Don Bailey
This is part of the issue I've had with 9front. If there are valid reasons for things to disappear or not be used, that's OK. But please document them and provide rationale/evidence for their removal. That way, even if another group chooses not to remove those items, they can learn from other

Re: Clarifying Lucio's Additional Requests [Was: Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9. ]

2024-05-15 Thread sirjofri
15.05.2024 17:04:56 Don Bailey : > Yeah that's the thing, the few of us that have been around for 20 years > enjoyed the discussion as much as the engineering. But the discussion was > always around what to/not to do and how to do it. I was probably the biggest > outsider, as my career prior to

Re: Clarifying Lucio's Additional Requests [Was: Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9. ]

2024-05-15 Thread Jacob Moody
On 5/15/24 09:18, Don Bailey wrote: > This thread is perhaps one of the best examples of the bizarre ecosystem that > Plan 9 has evolved (devolved?) into. While I have not always understood Vic's > choices, I was, in the past, aware of his /position/ at certain entities... > and provided him

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-15 Thread Lucio De Re
What makes you think I want Fossil back in 9front? I suggested that the sources could be included in the distribution, so they would not fork-rot as they are doing presently. It's always been the case that the Plan 9 distribution included "broken" sources that could not be compiled without

Re: Clarifying Lucio's Additional Requests [Was: Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9. ]

2024-05-15 Thread Don Bailey
Yeah that's the thing, the few of us that have been around for 20 years enjoyed the discussion as much as the engineering. But the discussion was always around what to/not to do and how to do it. I was probably the biggest outsider, as my career prior to diving into Plan 9 was classical violin. I

Re: Clarifying Lucio's Additional Requests [Was: Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9. ]

2024-05-15 Thread sirjofri
15.05.2024 16:18:49 Don Bailey : > This thread is perhaps one of the best examples of the bizarre ecosystem that > Plan 9 has evolved (devolved?) into. While I have not always understood Vic's > choices, I was, in the past, aware of his /position/ at certain entities... > and provided him with

Re: Clarifying Lucio's Additional Requests [Was: Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9. ]

2024-05-15 Thread ori
Quoth vic.thac...@fastmail.fm: > Sadly, I don't have what it takes to bridge the gap. I think that my > idea of mending the communities is too grand. Also, I'm saddened > to see the more I try to help the worse the situation becomes. The communities are mending more or less fine, at least

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-15 Thread Jacob Moody
On 5/15/24 04:02, Lucio De Re wrote: > I have asked precisely NOTHING and have only pointed out the consequences of > omitting sources from the 9front distribution because it leads to undesirable > divisions. I'm just trying to correct the misinformation you stated. When you call the decision

Re: Clarifying Lucio's Additional Requests [Was: Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9. ]

2024-05-15 Thread Don Bailey
This thread is perhaps one of the best examples of the bizarre ecosystem that Plan 9 has evolved (devolved?) into. While I have not always understood Vic's choices, I was, in the past, aware of his /position/ at certain entities... and provided him with security information I hoped was relevant to

Re: Clarifying Lucio's Additional Requests [Was: Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9. ]

2024-05-15 Thread vic . thacker
On Wed, May 15, 2024, at 17:38, sirjofri wrote: > Hey vic, ... > Write your mails. Write them, don't send them. Read them again > carefully and think about the people reading it. They most likely > understand as much as you, and they have all the track record of > earlier discussions, so they

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-15 Thread vester . thacker
On Wed, May 15, 2024, at 22:18, Wes Kussmaul wrote: > Fromm Crunchbase: > > Nantahala Outdoor Center — Nantahala Outdoor Center is a sports company > offering whitewater rafting, mountain biking, and flatwater paddling. > > Nantahala Bank & Trust Company — Nantahala Bank & Trust Company is a

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-15 Thread ori
Quoth Lucio De Re : > I have asked precisely NOTHING and have only pointed out the consequences > of omitting sources from the 9front distribution because it leads to > undesirable divisions. Yes, in theory it would have been nice if we had people who had volunteered to maintain it.

Re: Clarifying Lucio's Additional Requests [Was: Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9. ]

2024-05-15 Thread ori
Quoth vic.thac...@fastmail.fm: > A better solution might be to inform others on how to interface with > each community. For example, providing clear instructions on how to > submit feature and bug requests. This is something I haven’t seen > mentioned recently. It would be beneficial for each

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-15 Thread Wes Kussmaul
Fromm Crunchbase: Nantahala Outdoor Center — Nantahala Outdoor Center is a sports company offering whitewater rafting, mountain biking, and flatwater paddling. Nantahala Bank & Trust Company — Nantahala Bank & Trust Company is a financial service company offering & lending mortgages and

Re: Clarifying Lucio's Additional Requests [Was: Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9. ]

2024-05-15 Thread vic . thacker
On Wed, May 15, 2024, at 19:35, hiro wrote: > it's not much of a degree if they don't require you to read Strunk & White Sure, I'll show you an example. It was one of the best scholarships available. You should have seen my writing before. ;-) Uriel admired Strunk & White. Today, many colleges

Re: Clarifying Lucio's Additional Requests [Was: Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9. ]

2024-05-15 Thread hiro
it's not much of a degree if they don't require you to read Strunk & White On Wed, May 15, 2024 at 11:18 AM wrote: > > On Wed, May 15, 2024, at 16:39, pl...@room3420.net wrote: > > It doesn't. I don't know if you're a troll or just not clever enough to > > understand that you make everybody

Re: Clarifying Lucio's Additional Requests [Was: Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9. ]

2024-05-15 Thread sirjofri
15.05.2024 11:17:46 vic.thac...@fastmail.fm: > Not everyone here is uncomfortable, but like you, I'm disappointed in how > interactions have turned out, so we have that in common. I respond to > empirical evidence, so I mentioned the concern about submitting feature and > bug requests because

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-15 Thread vic . thacker
On Wed, May 15, 2024, at 14:48, John the Scott wrote: > finding nothing on google for Nantahala. any links? > > -john Yes, that is by design. Working with a small number of clients is preferred. https://nantahala.systems is the site that mentions Plan 9. It deals with the hardware and

Re: Clarifying Lucio's Additional Requests [Was: Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9. ]

2024-05-15 Thread Aleksandar Kuktin
>On Wed, 15 May 2024 10:38:53 +0200 (GMT+02:00) >sirjofri wrote: > > Hey vic, > > There are a few different issues I see with your mails: > Last, we're not a company. People who do the work are the ones > organizing. Those people don't like to see strangers organizing their > stuff without any

Re: Clarifying Lucio's Additional Requests [Was: Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9. ]

2024-05-15 Thread vic . thacker
On Wed, May 15, 2024, at 16:39, pl...@room3420.net wrote: > It doesn't. I don't know if you're a troll or just not clever enough to > understand that you make everybody uncomfortable. > Hope this helps. Well, I am disappointed that you feel that way. I am definitely not a troll nor am I that

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-15 Thread hiro
> I have asked precisely NOTHING and have only pointed out the consequences of > omitting sources from the 9front distribution because it leads to undesirable > divisions. there's only one division, not in my control, between the people that actually run plan 9 (that includes 9front), and the

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-15 Thread Lucio De Re
I have asked precisely NOTHING and have only pointed out the consequences of omitting sources from the 9front distribution because it leads to undesirable divisions. I do find it tiresome that you keep ascribing intentions to me that may well reflect precisely how YOU would feel and react in my

Re: Clarifying Lucio's Additional Requests [Was: Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9. ]

2024-05-15 Thread sirjofri
Hey vic, There are a few different issues I see with your mails: First and most obvious, they sound like they're generated by some LLM (playing captain obvious here). People don't like to see this, it might be related to some language barrier. That impression is also supported by the content.

Re: Clarifying Lucio's Additional Requests [Was: Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9. ]

2024-05-15 Thread plan6
It doesn't. I don't know if you're a troll or just not clever enough to understand that you make everybody uncomfortable. Hope this helps. -- 9fans: 9fans Permalink: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/T9bf40e9448c878ab-Mcc1cdcca2cec06e6edd2ec2a

Re: Clarifying Lucio's Additional Requests [Was: Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9. ]

2024-05-15 Thread vic . thacker
On Wed, May 15, 2024, at 15:11, Jacob Moody wrote: > At this point I can't really tell if you're using some LLM to be ironic > or if you actually think this junk > is of any substance. I am not sure how you don't see this copy pasta > garbage as anything else than a waste > of everyone else's

Re: Clarifying Lucio's Additional Requests [Was: Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9. ]

2024-05-15 Thread Jacob Moody
At this point I can't really tell if you're using some LLM to be ironic or if you actually think this junk is of any substance. I am not sure how you don't see this copy pasta garbage as anything else than a waste of everyone else's inbox and time. On 5/15/24 00:55, vic.thac...@fastmail.fm

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-15 Thread Jacob Moody
On 5/14/24 23:46, Lucio De Re wrote: > If this comes across as a troll, keep in mind that it is your interpretation > that makes it so, a lesson we South Africans are still busy learning, at our > country's expense. > > I've got Fossil running under 9front; thanks to all those who prodded me

Clarifying Lucio's Additional Requests [Was: Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9. ]

2024-05-14 Thread vic . thacker
Firstly, congratulations to Lucio on the progress with getting Fossil running under 9front. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who offered their support and assistance to make this possible! I only say this as a person who wants to celebrate successes. FWIW, I’d like to help clarify the

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-14 Thread John the Scott
finding nothing on google for Nantahala. any links? -john On Mon, May 13, 2024 at 3:42 AM wrote: > > Thank you, Sirjofri, nice idea. > > There are two private U.S. companies that are investing, developing, and > using a closed source Plan 9 distribution called ᴁOS (aka ᴁ9). The companies >

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-14 Thread Lucio De Re
If this comes across as a troll, keep in mind that it is your interpretation that makes it so, a lesson we South Africans are still busy learning, at our country's expense. I've got Fossil running under 9front; thanks to all those who prodded me (and others). I would be happier knowing that there

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-14 Thread michaelian ennis
> On May 14, 2024, at 12:07, tlaro...@kergis.com wrote: > M > This is another illustration of "The Mythical Man-Month". There were many lessons from “The Mythical Man Month” that seem glaringly missing from management decisions during those days. It was shocking. There were other more

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-14 Thread Wes Kussmaul
On 5/14/24 15:05, tlaro...@kergis.com wrote: I don't know if black holes do exist but I'm convinced that there are already, out there, software implementations of black holes: things that will collapse under their own weight. The biggest black hole of them all: https://silibandia.com

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-14 Thread tlaronde
On Tue, May 14, 2024 at 06:54:02PM +0100, Steve Simon wrote: > [html edited] > > coraid has an interesting history. > https://www.information-age.com/silicon-valley-can-kill-business-man-scolded-machine-6832/ This is another illustration of "The Mythical Man-Month". I still think there is place

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-14 Thread vic . thacker
On Wed, May 15, 2024, at 02:54, Steve Simon wrote: > coraid has an interesting history. > > Brantley-Coile.jpg > How Silicon Valley can kill your business, by a man scolded by the > machine > >

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-14 Thread Steve Simon
coraid has an interesting history.How Silicon Valley can kill your business, by a man scolded by the machineinformation-age.comBrantley now has the Coraid name back too and is using plan9 to this day.-SteveOn 14 May 2024, at 5:39 pm, arn...@skeeve.com wrote:"B. Atticus Grobe" wrote:As for

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-14 Thread vic . thacker
On Wed, May 15, 2024, at 01:30, B. Atticus Grobe wrote: > Oh, I think it's great that people are using it. I simply find the > obfuscatory nature of your presentation to be suspicious. It is generally > considered to be good etiquette to disclose affiliations to a company > during discussions.

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-14 Thread arnold
"B. Atticus Grobe" wrote: > As for companies that use 9, Coraid (Brantley Coile) was invested in 9 for > their network storage systems, although it's possible their newer products > don't utilize it. They still do. See his posts on LinkedIn. Arnold --

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-14 Thread B. Atticus Grobe
Oh, I think it's great that people are using it. I simply find the obfuscatory nature of your presentation to be suspicious. It is generally considered to be good etiquette to disclose affiliations to a company during discussions. Failure to do so is not necessarily damning, but is certainly a

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-14 Thread vic . thacker
On Tue, May 14, 2024, at 23:12, B. Atticus Grobe wrote: > Taking the time to go through that, it's literally just you; your LLC. > Interesting the you didn't feel the need for transparency and simply say > 'this is my company.' The intention of this thread was to highlight which companies are

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-14 Thread B. Atticus Grobe
Taking the time to go through that, it's literally just you; your LLC. Interesting the you didn't feel the need for transparency and simply say 'this is my company.' This certainly fails to inspire even the least bit of confidence in me. On Mon, May 13, 2024, 16:19 wrote: > On Mon, May 13,

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-13 Thread vic . thacker
On Mon, May 13, 2024, at 21:56, hiro wrote: > citation needed https://sosenterprise.sd.gov/BusinessServices/Business/FictitiousDetail.aspx?CN=078243101203005056228191044241171252181195229085 -- 9fans: 9fans Permalink:

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-13 Thread vic . thacker
Yes, that is curious. On Mon, May 13, 2024, at 22:59, G B wrote: > Curiously, I searched for Nantalala Systems and found an https link to > NANTAHALA SYSTEMS. *BEWARE: SEEMS TO BE BOGUS*  > Under "store" they list two workstations they sell, both listed as > "sold out" that are  >

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-13 Thread G B via 9fans
Curiously, I searched for Nantalala Systems and found an https link to NANTAHALA SYSTEMS. *BEWARE: SEEMS TO BE BOGUS*  Under "store" they list two workstations they sell, both listed as "sold out" that are  - OS: FreeBSD with ᴁBSD customizations Under ᴁOS (aka ᴁ9) installation

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-13 Thread hiro
citation needed On Mon, May 13, 2024 at 1:58 PM wrote: > > On Mon, May 13, 2024, at 18:38, hiro wrote: > > how did you find out about this company, i never saw it mentioned > > anywhere before? > > I don't spend my time trolling 9fans. ;-) > > Vic --

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-13 Thread vic . thacker
On Mon, May 13, 2024, at 18:38, hiro wrote: > how did you find out about this company, i never saw it mentioned > anywhere before? I don't spend my time trolling 9fans. ;-) Vic -- 9fans: 9fans Permalink:

Re: [9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-13 Thread hiro
how did you find out about this company, i never saw it mentioned anywhere before? On Mon, May 13, 2024 at 10:43 AM wrote: > > Thank you, Sirjofri, nice idea. > > There are two private U.S. companies that are investing, developing, and > using a closed source Plan 9 distribution called ᴁOS (aka

[9fans] List of companies that use Plan 9.

2024-05-13 Thread vic . thacker
Thank you, Sirjofri, nice idea. There are two private U.S. companies that are investing, developing, and using a closed source Plan 9 distribution called ᴁOS (aka ᴁ9). The companies have been in existence since 2020. Nantahala Holdings, LLC Nantahala Operations, LLC (dba Nantahala Systems)