first 9grid application ;)

andrey mirtchovski <mirtchov-o/MP3MtDmzouExZ/[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.os.plan9.nine-grid
Message-ID <[email protected]>
i've hacked (butchered, really) consolefs to create the first 9grid
application!

what it does it to post a file descriptor somewhere on the grid, which then
can be mount-ed by anyone who has access to the grid. then it multiplexes
text entered to all parties connected, effectively acting as an IRC channel
:)

example:

plan9-2% import plan9 /srv /srv 				-- the fs is on another machine
plan9-2% mount /srv/consoles /mnt/consoles/		-- mount the fid somewhere where we can see it
plan9-2% con -l /mnt/consoles/irc				-- connect to a channel via 'con'
[+andrey]										-- one user
this is a test									-- i'm writing a text
[andrey] this is a test							-- which is then broadcasted
[+andrey, andrey]								-- another user joins in (i don't have many test users :)
[andrey] hello andrey!							-- writes something
[-andrey, andrey]								-- and quits


there, now we only need an auth server to trust and we're set :)
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