> Plan 9 neither fulfills > previous functions nor defines new ones for any "end user" or even > "hobbyist," except perhaps the most sturdy of them.
this blog-style opinion piece does not offer anything constructive. for example, would utf-8 qualify as a functionality that didn't exist before plan9? there are many plan9 ideas that have been adopted by other os -- though the results often are Frankenstein-esque. > Eris Discordia > > P.S. Heck, this "is" some sad commentary. what's sad is that unless there's a dummy's guide to something, that something is not considered a success. -Skip
