9front, the Plan 9-derived Unix-like operating system, has released version 11952.386 with the codename "This Was Supposed to Be Fun." Notable changes include a revised affinewarp API for scaling/zooming, new drivers for Synaptics and USB battery/UPS, gdbfs for mounting remote gdb as /proc, and SHA3 support in libsec.
Background
9front is an actively maintained fork of Plan 9 from Bell Labs, continuing the development of this research operating system with modern hardware support. It targets enthusiasts and researchers interested in alternative OS architectures.
- Source
- Lobsters
- Published
- Aug 3, 2026 at 12:34 PM
- Score
- 6.0 / 10