GRIDSTART(1) GRIDSTART(1)
NAME
gridstart, engridden - connect to a public 9p service grid
SYNOPSIS
gridstart
engridden
DESCRIPTION
gridstart is a startup script which connects to a set of
public 9p services. By default it launches a subrio with
several applications running. It can also make all connec-
tions via tls if desired.
The script begins by dialing and mounting an Inferno reg-
istry which lists the publicly available services. It then
processes the index file to create a series of commands to
dial and mount the services listed. The services are an
irc-like chat provided by hubfs, an acme-editable wiki which
can also be viewed (but not edited) via browser at
http://wiki.9gridchan.org, a publicly writable ramdisk, a
read-only root fs, a shared plumber that can be used to send
messages between clients, and a separate publicly-writable
registry for users to share additional services. The wiki
has documentation on these services. The engridden(1) script
is used to mount all the services as per their respective
entries in the grid registry.
The script launches the hubchat(1) client which connects to
the default chat channel. It also starts acme(1) with the
wiki-editing command in a window, highlight the 'Wiki
/mnt/wiki' command and middle-click to start the acme wiki
viewing/editing program.
SOURCE
/dis/gridstart /dis/engridden
BUGS
It took almost ten years to figure out how to make a useful
public 9p service grid.
META
"A simple task, connecting using a script, but still to
many, untouchable. Climbing a mountain is simple, you find a
mountain and you walk forward until you reach the top, stop-
ping to rest and eat. Running a script is simple, you down-
load the tools required and run the script. Both require one
to truly want the end result when they are things that the
person is not accustomed to." - henesy
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