fyi, mothra isn't really *better* than abaco, both support only a small subset of websites, and not exactly the same subset. that's not the reason to switch to 9front ;)
on 9front we use rcpu and rimport on ball-labs you can only use the insecure cpu and import commands. but if you had a central fileserver, and cpu-boot from that, this kinda comes for free... On 10/15/21, joseph turco <[email protected]> wrote: > Nice! I'm still understanding how to use the OS. I can't even get on the > web as its complaining about DNS servers in abaco (I know mothra is > preferred but I'm using bell labs plan 9). I need to understand how I can > get two plan 9 systems to talk to each other, and then able to mount the fs > system on my standalone RPI. I guess it will come to me in due time. > > On Fri, Oct 15, 2021, 1:47 PM Michael Misch <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I went all in on my first foray, and set up discrete fs + auth + cpu + >> terms, it was fun but wholly unnecessary. Eventually I settled into >> fs/auth >> on one, and a cpu server on the side with drawterm/terms. This was all >> 9front, which has some niceties for networked setups, including cpu >> listeners for fs/auth to maintain without needing serial/gui/ssh access. >> >> On Oct 15, 2021, at 10:31 AM, joseph turco <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> Thank you to both of you for the responses. I guess getting deep into the >> man pages is how I'll have to go about running things. I'm actually >> considering taking the OS off my pi, and loading it onto the desktop I >> have >> as a CPU/file server. I can get legacy9 to boot on it, I just need to >> figure out how to get it to work and connect the pi via TCP. I also have >> though of just leaving the running system on my pi, also load it on the >> old >> desktop, and just have both boxes talk to each other. The first idea >> sounds >> more fun but I'm unsure. >> >> On Fri, Oct 15, 2021, 10:09 AM sirjofri <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> 15.10.2021 15:05:25 Sigrid Solveig Haflínudóttir <[email protected]>: >>> >>> > A few useful links to get started: >>> >>> To add more infos for community stuff and more: >>> >>> (Of course, read as much as possible, the man pages, wiki, fqa, >>> articles, >>> papers, .... My notes here are just for you to get a small overview of >>> the community.) >>> >>> In general, you'll notice that the bubble is quite small. You'll see the >>> same people hanging around and actually meet with people rather than >>> writing as an anonymous person to other anonymous persons. I was active >>> for less than a month and people started recognizing me. >>> >>> Here are places people hang out and discuss stuff: >>> >>> Mailing lists. There are few of them. The 9fans mailing list (here), I >>> won't say anything about it (you are already here). >>> >>> There's also the 9front mailing list for 9front-specific topics (9front >>> is a fork); as well as the inferno mailing list. >>> >>> For chatting there are multiple channels: >>> >>> The 9fans discord server [1] if you prefer modern apps. We have a voice >>> chat and some channels, as well as a bot. Some of the channels are >>> bridged to a matrix channel and (through that) to the ##9fans irc on >>> oftc. >>> >>> The ##9fans oftc (actually multiple channels) channels. >>> >>> The #cat-v channel on oftc is often used for 9front discussion (and >>> cat-v >>> discussion). >>> >>> 9p.zone (which is also the web page) has its own chat system known as >>> gridchat (short: grid). It's a 9p filesystem you can import into your >>> system and read-write the files there. There are some very special >>> people >>> there who don't usually hang out in the other community channels. >>> >>> In general you'll meet many people in multiple channels depending on >>> their preference. You can ask your questions everywhere and hopefully >>> they'll be answered. >>> >>> Welcome to the community! >>> >>> sirjofri >>> >>> --- >>> [1] https://discord.gg/AMDKS4wdVR >> *9fans <https://9fans.topicbox.com/latest>* / 9fans / see discussions >> <https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans> + participants >> <https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/members> + delivery options >> <https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/subscription> Permalink >> <https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/T4e8989ee42951fa0-M68a8c87db63662c4298b76ad> >> ------------------------------------------ 9fans: 9fans Permalink: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/T4e8989ee42951fa0-Mfe82e7636180ae593a75e8b1 Delivery options: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/subscription
