On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 7:47 PM, errno <[email protected]> wrote: > On Friday, May 06, 2011 03:32:26 PM Comeau At9Fans wrote: > > How does this change things literally, conceptually and philosophically? > > Consider this question across the board, for instance, can Plan 9 handle > > it (whatever that means)? How does it change Plan 9's future? What I'm > > getting at is that I'm hearing things about it being a research OS, so > what > > would it mean for a research OS to have a full fledged browser available > > for it? > > > > A veneer of html + css + javascript over the intrinsically distributed > foundations of Plan 9, would provide the bridge for an entire class of > use-cases currently out of reach: > > When friends and family can comfortably use it, for activities other than > data-archival, then I can deploy it for uses beyond my own limited, > personal > learning projects. The benefit I intend to receive for this is the freedom > to > enjoy Plan 9 more often, while reducing linux dependency, and reducing > overall costs: both in hardware requirements, and in maintenance > time/effort. > ... >
How and/or why do you feel it would reduce the hardware requirements of friends and family? And especially so versus linux? -- Greg Comeau / 4.3.10.1 with C++0xisms now in beta! Comeau C/C++ ONLINE ==> http://www.comeaucomputing.com/tryitout World Class Compilers: Breathtaking C++, Amazing C99, Fabulous C90. Comeau C/C++ with Dinkumware's Libraries... Have you tried it?
