Plan 9

Summary

Plan 9 is a distributed operating system^[1]. It draws 862 Wikipedia views per month (distributed_operating_system category, ranking #1 of 6).^[2]

Key Facts

• Plan 9 was influenced by Q11368^[3].
• Plan 9's image is recorded as Plan 9 Fourth Edition rio interaction screenshot.png^[4].
• Plan 9's instance of is recorded as distributed operating system^[5].
• Plan 9's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software^[6].
• Bell Labs is named after Plan 9^[7].
• Plan 9 from Outer Space is named after Plan 9^[8].
• Plan 9's logo image is recorded as Spaceglenda.svg^[9].
• Plan 9's follows is recorded as Q2666693^[10].
• Plan 9's followed by is recorded as Inferno^[11].
• Plan 9's developer is recorded as Bell Labs^[12].
• Plan 9's GND ID is recorded as 4551500-1^[13].
• Plan 9's copyright license is recorded as Lucent Public License^[14].
• Plan 9's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0^[15].
• Plan 9's copyright license is recorded as MIT License^[16].
• Plan 9's programmed in is recorded as Q15777^[17].
• Plan 9's subclass of is recorded as Q11368^[18].
• Plan 9's software version identifier is recorded as First Edition^[19].
• Plan 9's software version identifier is recorded as Second Edition^[20].
• Plan 9's software version identifier is recorded as Third Edition^[21].
• Plan 9's software version identifier is recorded as Fourth Edition^[22].
• Plan 9's Commons category is recorded as Plan 9 from Bell Labs^[23].
• Plan 9's platform is recorded as Q182933^[24].
• Plan 9's platform is recorded as Q272629^[25].
• Plan 9's platform is recorded as MIPS architecture^[26].
• Plan 9's platform is recorded as DEC Alpha^[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Plan 9 include it from User Space^[28], a software suite^[29].

Why It Matters

Plan 9 draws 862 Wikipedia views per month (distributed_operating_system category, ranking #1 of 6).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

It has been cited as an influence by Redox^[32], a free operating system^[33], founded in 2015^[34] and suckless.org^[35], a free software community^[36], founded in 2002^[37].

Entities named for it include it from User Space^[28], a software suite^[29].

FAQs

Who did Plan 9 influence?

Plan 9 has been cited as an influence by Redox^[32] and suckless.org^[35].