Advanced Namespace Tools for Plan 9
9front-ANTS live/install CDs available
Free public 9p service grid online
ANTS is a collection of modifications and additional software which adds new namespace manipulation capabilities to Plan 9. It is free software based on 9front and uses the same licensing, MIT for original code, LPL for modifications of Bell Labs source.
ANTS 5.64 live/install cd: "Hypercubic Time Warp All-go-rythmic Synchonry"
- files.9gridchan.org/9ants64.iso.gz : 64-bit
- doc.9gridchan.org/guides/livecd : guide
Public 9p service grid
- gridstart script (requires chat client script )
- Services: chat, wiki, ramfs, rootfs, plumber, registries.
- Usable from any 9p-capable client. ANTS contains grid tools but ANTS is not required.
- wiki.9gridchan.org : Grid wiki with connection and use info.
Super-secret Spawngrid
- doc.9gridchan.org/guides/spawngrid : highly classified
Development blog
Code repositories - MOVING SOON
- bitbucket.org/mycroftiv/antshill : Development tip
- bitbucket.org/mycroftiv/ants9front Old ants4.99 repo synced to 9front r6967
- bitbucket.org/mycroftiv/plan9ants : Pre-2018 repo with labs support
Documentation
- doc.9gridchan.org/guides/fqa : FQA overview and comprehensive doc links
- ants.9gridchan.org/ants.html : ANTS manpages, 2013 summary paper, code browse
- doc.9gridchan.org/them : ANTS hosting guide for vultr.com [referrer link]
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old 32-bit iso, v5.23: files.9gridchan.org/9ants386.iso.gz