Ideas

Fork of 9Front

Goals

Separate non-free software from free software. Make sure non-free software is not downloaded by default but instead placed in a separate repository.

Replace Aladdin Ghostscript with freely licensed version

Allow contributions from any free license, whether it is GPL or BSD. All licenses must respect the four basic freedoms. Avoid discrimination based on licenses. Create a tolerant base for users with different beliefs and skill levels.

Accessibility for blind, Keyboard-only access: -- Write Serial Console Guide

Fix VNC server bug; slows to a crawl after long uptime

Add protection against bitrot in file system

Write Plan101 course

Support all Linux and BSDs (?)

Provide 9fs for every operating system

Port Drawterm to every platform:

iOS -- may be impossible, use vncs instead

Android

Linux

Debian

OpenSuSE

FreeBSD, NetBSD?

Keep plan9port up to date for every platform

Inferno?

Host files -- tech books, gutenberg.org, RFCs, librivox, wikipedia, survival books

Add filesystems: ircfs, xmppfs, matrixfs, check nntpfs, activitypubfs, check gopherfs, geminifs, check rssfs

Low Priority

Perhaps: searchable package manager with prebuilt binaries

Write free drivers for wifi

Write a working firewall

VCS conversion filesystem

Dynamically generated filesystem? like CGI

file type conversion filesystem?

overload existing grammar for shell verbs (commands), prepositions (pipes)

Obsolete:

Make it easy to port existing UNIX applications X11 -- just use unix and install plan9port

Get working servers for:

psybnc fork DNS (delphinusdnsdhttps://pirata.dev/delphinusdnsd/) HTTP server: provide compatibility with most web apps

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