> As for the smaller things, I would prefer to see ten different bits of > code that achieve the same end vs. just one. Diversity is good, and a > broader selection of code gives a bigger field to mine for ideas and > concepts.
I really don't think that's going to be the problem here, we do not have an excess of ports, we have a problem determining whether a port exists or, and that is where I started thinking about this, we discover by accident that something that could have made Plan 9 more attractive all along has been around a long time already. That can be fixed and so it should. It also helps a lot if one can establish a level of confidence in a port, and having many redundant efforts is the same as encouraging Open Source re-invention, which has both pros and cons, although my minimalist heart suggests that the pros are greatly overshadowed by the cons. ++L
