> Put me in front of VMS and I start to hurl. To me, the interface is > rebarbative. > > Put a VMS user in front of a UNIX terminal and they will hurl. To > them, anything that lacks logicals is untenable. > > How many of you enjoy the music your kids listen to? Your parents > listen to? I'm confidant the number of hands that go up in this > crowd will be significantly higher than in a same-sized sample of > general computer users. The Plan 9 community self-selects for a very > open mind set. As much of the elegance of Plan 9 derives from its > user community as derives from the code. Catering to the masses will > drive away that community, ensuring the death of the code base. > > --lyndon I do agree 100% maybe you'll flame me, bu i think plan9 is NOT for masses (that's why some Bill's and Steve's customers begin to boil in their own sauce.. i just met some very disappointed buyers of win vista)] however, p9 might be just fine for technicians/scientists/etc.. (like me) who want to squeeze maximum from their ol' box, and rather upset by 'bells-and-whistles' instead of being impressed, just IMHO, as usually, ++pac
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