you are correct about Plan 9 power management. There is some good work that could be done.
It would be nice to see some work in this area, especially on RISC-V, that is not just to recreate ACPI. It would be quite a contribution. On Sat, Aug 8, 2026 at 10:37 AM C <[email protected]> wrote: > There is an issue where plan9 is more power hungry than say a Linux OS, > I'm not sure with inferno, but that might be for the same reasons. Lack of > power management optimizations. Whereas plan9 development tends to focus > on optimizing for portability. > > Idk, that's just my observations, ymmv. > > On Sat, Aug 8, 2026, 12:26 AM lists <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Many of the existing drivers are rather slow. WiFi especially needs work. >> And it’s also possible to find hardware that is not yet supported. >> >> > On Aug 5, 2026, at 19:01, [email protected] wrote: >> > >> > Greetings, >> > >> > I'm interested in working on kernel development especially drivers for >> > networking devices. >> > >> > -- >> > Aaron Lin >> > [email protected] >> > IRCNow (https://ircnow.org) >> > >> >> On Tue, Aug 04, 2026 at 08:29:17PM -0700, ron minnich wrote: >> >> do you have some area in which you wish to work? kernel, programs, >> ...? >> >>> On Tue, Aug 4, 2026 at 3:35 PM jrmu <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Greetings, >> >>> >> >>> Is the Plan 9 Foundation interested in providing mentorship for the >> Google >> >>> Summer of Code for 2027? >> >>> >> >>> I recently started graduate school and would really appreciate an >> >>> opportunity >> >>> to work on Plan 9 as a research project. >> >>> >> >>> I could send my CV if that helps. >> >>> >> >>> If any Plan 9 developer would be interested in providing mentorship, >> please >> >>> email me, I will send you my personal phone number and school email. >> >>> >> >>> -- >> >>> Aaron Lin >> >>> [email protected] >> >>> IRCNow (https://ircnow.org) > *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/T46370b0d2f10b254-M22ef26391aba68b9d1fd1acf> > ------------------------------------------ 9fans: 9fans Permalink: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/T46370b0d2f10b254-Mddcee4d943e05e57ac8bd2d3 Delivery options: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/subscription
