The NineStep project intends to further development of the Plan9 Operating System in these areas;

• Consider whether suitable (and better than alternatives) for Embedded Devices (including networks of IoTs)
• Add Device Drivers and Support for Embedded Devices (including considering user-space Modules/Drivers)
• Add a Kernel Customisation feature to builds
• Add a User-Land Customisation feature to builds
• Consider whether suitable (and better than alternatives) for General Software Development (using tools that are currently in normal usage)
• and more.