On Friday, May 06, 2011 05:59:25 AM erik quanstrom wrote: > > In other words, I think I can manage to eventually port small ad-hoc > > stuff; and then slowly "bake" it closer and closer to something that > > is more and more "9'ish". > > i hope that works for you. unfortunately, i think that process > will be a lot like making a pig into a supermodel by starting with > the lipstick. >
I'm certain you're right. But it's a concrete and approachable starting place for me, that corresponds well to my _current_ level of experience and ability with plan 9. I expect that after a certain point, I would ditch it and start fresh with the new insights and wisdom gained from the initial attempt. You may disagree with such an approach, but based from what I know of my own self, it's the approach that is most likely to eventually produce some measure of something-more-than-nothing. > > > 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. > > <snip> > the way i would read that is that since we value clean ideas and > orthogonal design more than polish, you get a clean and malleable > os, but you don't get this for free. it's not that easy to port stuff > to plan 9, and it's hard to get folks interested in certain boil-the- > oceans projects like building a full html 5 web browser. > Acknowledged, and understood.
