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# 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:
* IRC
* psybnc fork
* DNS ([delphinusdnsd][1])
* HTTP server: provide compatibility with most web apps
[1]: https://pirata.dev/delphinusdnsd/