i don't think that you're hitting on the main problem. i think that open source code has a very different outlook on the world than plan 9. it's very hard (and frustrating) to deal with the culture clash when porting.
i don't think it's a case of laziness. - erik "Anthony Sorace" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes | | that depends entirely on the originating project. when folks have | ported existing open-source applications in the past, results have | been mixed. some projects have been willing to merge any changes or | additions needed to support plan 9 (although in every such case i'm | aware of, the plan 9-specific stuff subsequently rotted due to lack of | exercise and/or maintenance); most, sadly, seem like they can't be | bothered.
