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Bell-Labs Releases New Version Of Plan 9

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the from-outer-space dept.

F2F writes "Plan 9 from Bell Labs Fourth Release was announced yesterday marking a major overhaul of the entire operating system. VMware images are now supported, together with hoards of new hardware. The operating system now sports a new security model (on top of the old one, which was already quite secure), new network-resident secure storage system and improvements in the thread library, among others. See the release notes here: release4 notes or simply go to the download page at: plan9 download." T. adds: erikdalen sent in these links to critiques of the Plan 9 license from Richard Stallman and Nathan Myers.

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  1. Ah, booger... by jo42 · · Score: 2, Funny
    It don't support much hardware, do it?

    Not to mention that it needs to be beaten by a big honkin' pretty stick.

  2. Is this the one... by OblongPlatypus · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...from outer space?

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  3. Great! by NoMoreNicksLeft · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now I can go confuse all my marginally OS-literate coworkers and friends, and be amused while they try to sort out OS 9, Plan 9, and MacOS9...

    The entertainment possibilities are endless.

  4. What happened to the Zombies by slideshot · · Score: 4, Funny

    Funny, last time I heard about Plan 9, it involved turning humans into zombies to take over the world. Guess plans really change when the R and D department is cut.

  5. Glenda by Roto-Rooter+Man · · Score: 4, Funny

    Plan 9 has the best OS mascot ever.

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    The goatse guy for president. Win one for the gaper!
    1. Re:Glenda by vreeker · · Score: 2, Funny

      Best mascot ever? Only if you are trying to market to a bunch of 10 year old pokemon obsessed kids!

  6. Re:Pretty Secure... by autocracy · · Score: 3, Funny

    What about out-right confusion? (There IS a difference!)

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  7. Re:Pretty Secure... by aozilla · · Score: 3, Funny

    there is no security through obscurity

    Then why do you hide your email address?

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    ok then your [sic] infringing on my copyright! Could you as [sic] me next time before STEALING my comments for your own?