____________________________________________________________________ He is able who thinks he is able. Buddha The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- -------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2000 17:14:07 -0400 From: rob pike <rob@plan9.bell-labs.com> Reply-To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Subject: [9fans] New release A new release of Plan 9 is now available at http://plan9.bell-labs.com/plan9 You can download a full distribution or an update relative to the previous release, dated July 29 2000. For a variety of reasons the update is larger than previous ones, but still much smaller than the full release. Although this is primarily a maintenance release, it contains a number of new things. - The open source license has been updated to improve some of the more contentious clauses and to add language about the Plan 9 trademark. - More VGA cards are supported, particularly the 3dfx, and more now have support for hardware acceleration. - The AccuPoint II's extra buttons are now connected to `button 2' of the mouse interface; thanks to Ionkov for the crucial piece of information. (See mouse(8).) - The cpu command now has the ability to encrypt the data on its communication channel. This facility is enabled by default, use cpu -e clear to turn it off. - Acme now has a command language for editing, essentially identical to sam's. - Formatted I/O for floating point has been rewritten to provide the best possible answer always. - There is a full set of `rune string' routines installed in the C library. - Pipefile(1) is installed; it is used by the accupoint support and by Kenji's ktrans. - Lp will now print to an HP DeskJet and in fact to any Ghostscript- supported device. - New command leak(1) detects memory leaks in running programs without prior arrangement; thanks to Russ Cox. - Scat now has the ability to orient the maps to place the zenith up; thanks to Doug McIlroy. - /bin/termrc has a simple mechanism to enable system-dependent configuration. cpurc should do the same, but doesn't, for historical reasons. There are doubtless many more minor things. -rob