ref: bf0f608da42538ab8a53455f6812fdcf4d462091
parent: 486ae8dd9e5b80d6a81b803c16da7ffef0c0964a
author: stanley lieber <stanley.lieber@gmail.com>
date: Mon Dec 5 15:10:06 EST 2016
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--- a/fqa.ms
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@@ -60,7 +60,14 @@
.R
\(em anth_x
.DE
+.DS
+.I
+i really hate the openbsd content in the fqa
+.R
+\(em aiju
+.DE
+
.FG goaway jpg
.ihtml h1 <h1>
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.ihtml a
.ihtml a <a href="fqa1.html#1.1.1">
-1.1.1 - Cirno's been our mascot for a while.
+1.1.1 - Cirno
.ihtml a
.ihtml a <a href="fqa1.html#1.2">
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.html - <a name="1.1.1" />
.ihtml h3 <h3>
.SH
-1.1.1 - Cirno's been our mascot for a while.
+1.1.1 - Cirno
.R
.ihtml h3
-.SH
-Our mascot
-.R
-
-.ihtml a <a href="http://glenda.cat-v.org/">
-Glenda
-.ihtml a
-is getting old, Cirno is now our mascot.
-.html - <br />
.FG cirno jpg
+At some point,
.ihtml a <a href="http://touhou.wikia.com/wiki/Cirno">
-http://touhou.wikia.com/wiki/Cirno
+Cirno
.ihtml a
+became assocaited with 9front. Details are sketchy.
.SH
Pro
@@ -139,10 +132,12 @@
.R
.ihtml h2
-New users frequently want to know whether 9front is superior to some other free UNIX-like operating system. That question is largely unanswerable and is the subject of countless (and useless) religious debates. Do not, under any circumstances, ask such a question on IRC or on a 9front mailing list.
+It is very likely that you do not.
-Whether 9front is right for you is a question that only you can answer.
+New users frequently want to know whether 9front is superior to some other free UNIX-like operating system. Consider: The question is largely unanswerable. What are your criteria? Why are you even using computers in the first place? Exploring these questions and the implications that derive therefrom may help you sharpen your perceptions and eventually come to some sort of conclusion about which operating system you prefer to use for daily tasks.
+Ultimately, whether or not 9front is for you is a question only you can answer.
+
.html - <a name="1.3.1" />
.ihtml h3 <h3>
.SH
@@ -150,6 +145,8 @@
.R
.ihtml h3
+The following list is not exhaustive:
+
.ihtml ul <ul>
.IP
•
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.ihtml a
(cwfs64x)
-• Support for encrypted partitions
-.ihtml a <a href="http://man.9front.org/8/cryptsetup">
-.CW cryptsetup(8) .
-.ihtml a
-Read:
-.ihtml a <a href="fqa4.html#4.4">
-FQA 4 - 9front Installation Guide
-.ihtml a
-
• New screen fonts:
.CW dejavu ,
.CW germgoth ,
@@ -222,7 +210,7 @@
.CW replica ;
source updates are done with
.ihtml a <a href="http://man.9front.org/1/hg">
-.CW hg(1)
+.CW hg (1)
.ihtml a
(Mercurial)
@@ -230,23 +218,22 @@
.CW /dev/kbd .
Read:
.ihtml a <a href="http://man.9front.org/8/kbdfs">
-.CW kbdfs(8)
+.CW kbdfs (8)
.ihtml a
and
.ihtml a <a href="http://man.9front.org/4/rio">
-.CW rio(4)
+.CW rio (4)
.ihtml a
•
-.ihtml a <a href="http://code.9front.org/hg/plan9front/file/1f9d7811d546/lib/ken">
-.CW /lib/ken ,
+.ihtml a <a href="http://9front.org/9front/lib/rob">
+.CW /lib/rob
.ihtml a
-.ihtml a <a href="http://code.9front.org/hg/plan9front/file/1f9d7811d546/lib/rob">
-.CW /lib/rob ,
+and other new corpuses, suitable as fodder for
+.ihtml a <a href="http://man.9front.org/1/fortune">
+.CW fortune(1)
.ihtml a
-.ihtml a <a href="http://code.9front.org/hg/plan9front/file/1f9d7811d546/lib/rsc">
-.CW /lib/rsc
-.ihtml a
+and other rhetorical programs
• New
.ihtml a <a href="http://man.9front.org/8/listen">
@@ -268,20 +255,21 @@
• MSI (message signalled interrupts), avoids problems with broken MP tables. Read:
.ihtml a <a href="http://man.9front.org/8/icanhasmsi">
-.CW icanhasmsi(8)
+.CW icanhasmsi (8)
.ihtml a
-(dump MSI info)
• Legacy free ACPI support (aml interpreter
.CW libaml ,
mp interrupt routing, \f(CWscram\fR)
-• New
+• Added
.ihtml a <a href="http://man.9front.org/1/rio">
.CW rio(1)
.ihtml a
.CW -b
-option (black window backgrounds)
+option (black window backgrounds) and
+.CW look
+menu option
• USB CD-ROM boot/install
@@ -294,7 +282,7 @@
• Support for USB ptp cameras
-• Stable across machines USB device names
+• Stable-across-machines USB device names
• VGA initialization done by interpreting the VESA BIOS with
.ihtml a <a href="http://man.9front.org/8/realemu">
@@ -350,6 +338,13 @@
.CW pc64 ,
.ihtml a
kernel for amd64
+
+• Numerous ciphers added and improvements made to
+.ihtml a <a href="http://man.9front.org/2/pushtls">
+.CW libsec
+.ihtml a
+
+• New dpi9k authentication protocol
.LP
.ihtml ul
@@ -396,6 +391,16 @@
\(em CIFS/SMB server
•
+.ihtml a <a href="http://man.9front.org/8/cryptsetup">
+.CW cryptsetup (8)
+.ihtml a
+\(em prepare an AES-encrypted partition to be used with the
+.ihtml a <a href="http://man.9front.org/3/fs">
+.CW fs(3)
+.ihtml a
+device
+
+•
.ihtml a <a href="http://man.9front.org/1/derp">
.CW derp(1)
.ihtml a
@@ -462,6 +467,12 @@
\(em simple text editor
•
+.ihtml a <a href="http://man.9front.org/8/icanhasmsi">
+.CW icanhasmsi (8)
+.ihtml a
+\(em print MSI configuration
+
+•
.ihtml a <a href="http://man.9front.org/8/ipserv">
.CW ipserv(8)
.ihtml a
@@ -542,6 +553,16 @@
\(em HTTP server
•
+.ihtml a <a href="http://man.9front.org/1/rcpu">
+.CW rcpu (1)
+.ihtml a
+\(em replacement for legacy
+.ihtml a <a href="http://man.9front.org/1/cpu">
+.CW cpu (1)
+.ihtml a
+client, uses dp9ik
+
+•
.ihtml a <a href="http://man.9front.org/1/resample">
.CW resize(1)
.ihtml a
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.R
.ihtml a
-.B Note:
-The maintainers of 9front support the project largely from their own pockets. This includes the time spent programming for the project, equipment used, the network resources used to distribute 9front to you, and the time spent answering questions and investigating users' bug reports. The 9front developers are not independently wealthy and even small contributions of time, equipment, and resources make a big difference.
-
.html - <a name="1.5" />
.ihtml h2 <h2>
.SH
@@ -806,8 +824,22 @@
.R
.ihtml h2
-We are greatly indebted to the people and organizations that have contributed to the 9front project.
+We are greatly indebted to the people and organizations that have contributed to the 9front project. That said, the topic is complicated: The main developers refuse to accept donations (except when they do accept donations), and the people who do offer to make donations often disappear without further explanation or make strange demands that nobody feels like capitulating to. This complex, fluid, and at times contentious dynamic can best be navigated by joining
+.CW #cat-v
+on freenode and asking strangers how to donate to the project.
+When this fails, donations that help pay for the hosting of
+.CW 9front.org
+and
+.CW cat-v.org
+(including
+.CW fqa.9front.org ,
+the document you are reading right now)
+can be made at:
+.ihtml a <a href="http://patreon.com/stanleylieber">
+.CW http://patreon.com/stanleylieber .
+.ihtml a
+
.html - <a name="1.6" />
.ihtml h2 <h2>
.SH
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.R
.ihtml h2
-9front is maintained by a development team spread across many different
+9front is maintained by an East German intelligence officer who never sleeps but instead logs periods of inactivity staring straight into the soulless eyes of
+.CW games/catclock .
+Occasional contributions are made by a diverse team of malcontents that is spread
.ihtml a <a href="http://9front.org/who/">
-countries.
+somewhat thinly
.ihtml a
+across many different timezones and Internet providers. Most of them have dayjobs and in fact are not concerned with your demands. (Subsidized or not).
.html - <a name="1.7" />
.ihtml h2 <h2>
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.R
.ihtml h2
-The 9front team makes new releases on a regular, but unscheduled, basis. More information on the development cycle can be found here:
+Soon.
-.ihtml a <a href="http://lists.9front.org">
-http://lists.9front.org
+The 9front team makes new releases on a regular, but unscheduled, basis. More information on the development cycle can be found on the
+.ihtml a <a href="fqa2.html#2.2">
+9front mailing list.
.ihtml a
.html - <a name="1.8" />
@@ -1004,7 +1040,12 @@
This question is often asked in exactly this manner\(emwith no explanation of what the asker means by "desktop". The only person who can answer that question is you, as it depends on what your needs and expectations are.
-Figure it out.
+Read:
+.ihtml a <a href="fqa1.html#1.3">
+.I
+FQA 1.3 - Why might I want to use 9front?
+.R
+.ihtml a
.html - <a name="1.10" />
.ihtml h2 <h2>
@@ -1013,11 +1054,16 @@
.R
.ihtml h2
-People often ask why a particular product is or isn't included with 9front. The answer is based on two things: the wishes of the developers and compatibility with the goals of the project. A product will not be included simply because it is "nifty."
+Two potential reasons:
+.ihtml ul <ul>
+.IP
+• Nobody wanted it.
-A major consideration is the wishes of the developers. The 9front developers are the ultimate judges of what does and doesn't go into the project. Just because an application is "good" doesn't mean the 9front project wishes to devote the resources needed to maintaining it, or that they will share other's enthusiasm about its place in 9front.
+• Nobody wrote the code.
+.LP
+.ihtml ul
-Incredibly, many users still see fit to demand otherwise.
+Many "features" and programs are missing from Plan 9 for a very good reason: They are terrible ideas expressed as terrible software. Other features are missing simply because no one has yet written the code to implement them. It is left as an exercise for the reader to determine which is which, and to apply the appropriate remedy.
.html - <a name="1.11" />
.ihtml h2 <h2>
@@ -1028,7 +1074,7 @@
.html - <br />
.FG meganinefront gif
-If you simply cannot be dissuaded from trying 9front for yourself, obtain installation media from the following locations.
+If you simply cannot be dissuaded from trying 9front for yourself, obtain installation media from the mentioned in the following sections.
.html - <a name="1.11.1" />
.ihtml h3 <h3>
@@ -1054,14 +1100,6 @@
http://r-36.net/9front/
.ihtml a
-.ihtml a <a href="http://9front.r0x0r.me/">
-http://9front.r0x0r.me/
-.ihtml a
-
-.ihtml a <a href="http://mirror.9fags.net/">
-http://mirror.9fags.net/
-.ihtml a
-
.ihtml a <a href="http://thefront.felloff.net/usr/cinap_lenrek/9front.torrent">
http://thefront.felloff.net/usr/cinap_lenrek/9front.torrent
.ihtml a
@@ -1080,15 +1118,11 @@
.ihtml a <a href="https://code.9front.org/hg/plan9front">
https://code.9front.org/hg/plan9front (official)
.ihtml a
-
-.ihtml a <a href="http://code.criticalpha.se/hg/plan9front">
-http://code.criticalpha.se/hg/plan9front (read-only)
-.ihtml a
.LP
.ihtml ul
.SH
-Good Luck
+Good luck, you may need it.
.R
.html - <br />
.FG reactorcat gif
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@@ -85,13 +85,13 @@
http://www.plan9.bell-labs.com/wiki/plan9/plan_9_wiki
.ihtml a
-Some users have set up sites and pages with 9front specific information. As with everything on the Internet, a good search engine is going to make your life easier, as will a healthy dose of skepticism. As always, do not blindly enter commands you do not understand into your computer.
+Some users have set up their own sites and pages with 9front specific information. As always, do not blindly enter commands you do not understand into your computer.
That said, much valuable information can be found at
.ihtml a <a href="http://cat-v.org">
http://cat-v.org
.ihtml a
-regarding aspects of UNIX, Plan 9 and software in general.
+regarding various aspects of UNIX, Plan 9, and software in general.
.html - <a name="2.2" />
.ihtml h2 <h2>
@@ -185,6 +185,8 @@
.ihtml a
upas/fs can mount these directories as mailboxes, for reading directly with a mail client.
+An indexing and search system made available over a 9P mount is forthcoming.
+
.html - <a name="2.2.2" />
.ihtml h3 <h3>
.SH
@@ -200,11 +202,6 @@
.ihtml a
\(em Official mailing list of Plan 9 from Bell Labs.
-.ihtml a <a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/9changes">
-9changes
-.ihtml a
-\(em Notifications of changes to Plan 9 from Bell Labs (unofficial).
-
.ihtml a <a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/9nag">
9nag
.ihtml a
@@ -418,11 +415,11 @@
.ihtml ul <ul>
.IP
-• A complete description of what you did
+• A complete description of what you did.
-• A complete description of what you expected to happen
+• A complete description of what you expected to happen.
-• A complete description of what happened, instead
+• A complete description of what happened, instead.
.LP
.ihtml ul
@@ -430,9 +427,9 @@
.ihtml ul <ul>
.IP
-• The make and model of your computer
+• The make and model of your computer.
-• The URL returned when you run sysinfo -p on the affected system
+• The URL returned when you run sysinfo -p on the affected system.
.LP
.ihtml ul