The reason I asked if errno had looked at webfs was that he can do the standard thing (port some C++/Python Library From Hell to Plan 9) or do a much more interesting thing, which is look at stuff like abaco and webfs, and learn some lessons, and build something that is faster, better, and cheaper. This is a research OS, not a Windows replacement. There's a reason to use it. You want a great desktop experience that is familiar, get an ipad.
Just compare ratrace to strace some time. Sometimes, if you get some initial structure right, you can see 100:1 code shrinkage *and* a pretty good result. I've never heard anyone say too forcefully that they think the various web clients have got the structure right. It's hard to believe it's right given their size, complexity, and bugginess. ron
