Plan 9: Not dead, Just Resting, by Ori Bernstein
What it is
Ori Bernstein gives an overview of Plan 9 at a NYC*BUG meeting. He explains what the system is, how it is built, what has happened since Bell Labs, and what its design teaches, with a live demo.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN mostly cites it as background on Plan 9 and its ideas, with one commenter thanking the speaker for an enjoyable talk.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2019, last 2024
What HN commenters said
“I particularly enjoyed your video talk”
Thanks the speaker for an enjoyable talk
lagniappe, 2024-07 · Recommendation · in “Plan 9 is a uniquely complete operating system”
Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.
Topics: plan 9, bell labs, unix, operating system design, 9front
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