On 3/6/07, bride of excession <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I am so glad to see I'm not alone on this issue. Much as I love plan9, to me Rio is just a very cumbersome and eye gouging way to view images,
yes, it is to many. this is not just a matter of "we are so smart, we get rio, and no one else does, so F*** 'em!". I know lots of smart peope. One look at rio is enough to put them off their feed, and to chase them away from Plan 9. Plan 9 is not just about rio -- at least to me. Now, I run rio, on linux and plan 9, and I like it. But, that said, if Plan 9 has an achilles heel, rio is it. It's the first (and last) thing many people see on Plan 9. As for C++, it has happened on any number of machines I have worked with, whether there is a compile on them or not, gcc/g++ are a prerequisite for success. Like it or not. I really wish we could get someone to wrap up the gcc port and feed the changes back into the tree. In fact, ...., this might be a good use of some DOE money ... hmmm ..... (gears start to whirl). ron
