ref: dd12a19ce1533e865d07a56c7377a147d79a4357
parent: e707c3bdf7ff7f8f68b76e81603123b504826096
author: sl <sl@9front>
date: Mon May 29 18:48:23 EDT 2023
fqa.ms, fqa0.ms: various tweaks to old information, non-specific
--- a/fqa.ms
+++ b/fqa.ms
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
.ihtml a
.ihtml a <a href="fqa0.html#0.2.4.4">
-0.2.4.4 - PRAISE FOR 9FRONT'S BOLD ACTION RE: LICENSING
+0.2.4.4 - PRAISE FOR 9FRONT'S BOLD ACTION, RE: LICENSING
.html a
.ihtml a <a href="fqa0.html#0.2.4.5">
--- a/fqa0.ms
+++ b/fqa0.ms
@@ -364,15 +364,17 @@
.ihtml a <a href="http://www.vitanuova.com/">
Vita Nuova Holdings
.ihtml a
-as free software. It employs many ideas from Plan 9 (and even shares some source code), but is a completely different OS.
-
-.B Note:
-Inferno shares some compatible interfaces with Plan 9, including the
+as free software. It employs many ideas from Plan 9 (Inferno does share some compatible interfaces with Plan 9, including the
.ihtml a <a href="http://9p.cat-v.org">
9P/Styx
.ihtml a
-protocol.
-.bp
+protocol), but is a completely different OS. Many users new to Plan 9 find out about Inferno and immediately decide to abandon Plan 9 and its opaque user interface for this obviously "more advanced" sibling, but usually abandon that, too, upon first contact with Inferno's Tk GUI. Notable exceptions duly noted.
+
+See:
+.ihtml a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100531143216/http://www.xs4all.nl/~mechiel/inferno/">
+http://www.xs4all.nl/~mechiel/inferno/
+.ihtml a
+
.html - <a name="0.1.2" />
.ihtml h3 <h3>
.SH
@@ -438,7 +440,7 @@
.B
Let's be perfectly honest.
.R
-Many features that today's "computer experts" consider to be essential to computing (JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, etc.) either did not exist when Plan 9 was abandoned, or were purposely left out of the operating system. You might find this to be an unacceptable obstacle to adopting Plan 9 into your daily workflow. If you cannot imagine a use for a computer that does not involve a web browser, Plan 9 may not be for you.
+Many features that today's "computer experts" consider to be essential to computing (JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, etc.) either did not exist when Plan 9 was abandoned by its creators, or were purposely left out of the operating system. You might find this to be an unacceptable obstacle to adopting Plan 9 into your daily workflow. If you cannot imagine a use for a computer that does not involve a web browser, Plan 9 may not be for you.
See:
.ihtml a <a href="http://harmful.cat-v.org/software/">
@@ -945,7 +947,7 @@
.html - <a name="0.2.4.4" />
.ihtml h4 <h4>
.SH
-0.2.4.4 - PRAISE FOR 9FRONT'S BOLD ACTION RE: LICENSING
+0.2.4.4 - PRAISE FOR 9FRONT'S BOLD ACTION, RE: LICENSING
.R
.ihtml h4