9front releases "This Was Supposed to Be Fun"

9front "This Was Supposed to Be Fun" Released

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9front, the Plan 9 fork, has released version 11952, codenamed "This Was Supposed to Be Fun." The release includes a revised affinewarp API, a new gdbfs tool for mounting remote gdb as /proc, a Synaptics touchpad driver, a battery driver for UPS, SHA3 support in libsec, and x2APIC support in the PC kernels. Installation media are available for PC, Raspberry Pi, MNT Reform, and QEMU.

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  1. lproven

    Explanation of the codename, from the artist who did the "cover art" for an earlier version and who works on 9front:

    https://analognowhere.com/_/tcrxsm/

  2. stephenbez

    I got “402 PAYMENT REQUESTED”

  3. iberator

    What is it? Some hobby operating system or what?

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