Re: [9fans] Do Plan9Port's lib9 and libbio work on Windows?

2014-11-29 Thread Quintile
yes there is pf9 for windows, which is a port of p9p. I have also been working on my own port for years, more orientated towards using a windows box as a cup server. shout if you want that. Steve On 29 Nov 2014, at 00:54, Ryan Gonzalez rym...@gmail.com wrote: I Google'd it, but I

Re: [9fans] Factotum vs SASL

2014-11-29 Thread Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
On 18.11.2014 09:22, Skip Tavakkolian wrote: snip thanks folks ... seems I need to think through all of this more deeply. If I'm not completely mistaken, factotum can also handle various authentication protocols, and may be the only one who really knows the actual secrets. One scenario I'm

Re: [9fans] Factotum vs SASL

2014-11-29 Thread erik quanstrom
So, how would a Plan9 solution for these usecases look like ? plan 9 doesn't pretend that the hostowner doesn't fully control the box, so it doesn't attempt to prevent the hostowner from e.g. turning wireless on and off. - erik

Re: [9fans] Factotum vs SASL

2014-11-29 Thread Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
On 29.11.2014 20:46, erik quanstrom wrote: Hi, So, how would a Plan9 solution for these usecases look like ? plan 9 doesn't pretend that the hostowner doesn't fully control the box, so it doesn't attempt to prevent the hostowner from e.g. turning wireless on and off. In my scenario, I'm

Re: [9fans] Factotum vs SASL

2014-11-29 Thread erik quanstrom
In my scenario, I'm (more precisely: the account I'm using) not the hostowner, just a plain user - in Unix terms: non-root). But that account has the special privileges of controlling the network connections. Other accounts may only choose from a predefined list of connections. if you've

Re: [9fans] Do Plan9Port's lib9 and libbio work on Windows?

2014-11-29 Thread Charles Forsyth
On 29 November 2014 at 03:31, Ryan rym...@gmail.com wrote: Of course; VS can barely compile anything useful. The version of lib9 and libbio in Inferno will compile with the free MS compiler suite. I don't remember any particular problems.

Re: [9fans] Do Plan9Port's lib9 and libbio work on Windows?

2014-11-29 Thread Bruce Ellis
I agree. I have never seen Inferno built with ming. brucee On 30 November 2014 at 12:31, Charles Forsyth charles.fors...@gmail.com wrote: On 29 November 2014 at 03:31, Ryan rym...@gmail.com wrote: Of course; VS can barely compile anything useful. The version of lib9 and libbio in