Matt Heath wrote:
> don't worry, we're working on it
> 
> http://plan9.bell-labs.com/plan9dist/
> 
> Theo occasionally pops by to comp.os.plan9 (last time to "discuss" licences)
> (he coverts the plan9 compilers)
> 
> plan9 is an OS research platform
> 
> some of it's tools have been kind of back-ported to the unix likes
> (wily, 9wm)
> 
> I use plan9 as my development platform as it is a delight to use.
> 
> Don't expect eye candy, it is an OS to get work done.

Just don't try to use it in a commercial product unless you have a
commercial license or a small army of laywers to help you through the
license morass.

Compare the Plan9 license[1] with the OpenBSD license policy[2] and
recommended license[3] sometime.

-d

[1] http://www.cs.bell-labs.com/plan9dist/license.html
[2] http://www.openbsd.org/policy.html
[3]
http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/share/misc/license.template?rev=1.2