On 3/15/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I'm sorry we (I, in particular) lost the thread of this conversation,
as you point out. I think it should be made clear as soon as the
subject is raised that Plan 9 is not anywhere near ready for broad
acceptance, largely because it would entail straying very far from its
fundamentals, but also because the active community, meaning the
contributors, are much more likely to focus on Plan 9's unique
properties than on imitating Windows.
That sort of ignores the whole Java on Inferno fiasco. Unfortunately,
people seem to want incremental change -- they want their old
environments with perhaps a smattering of something new. I suppose in
that way Inferno does really well since it runs in (and beside) old
environments. Unfortunately, many of Plan9/Inferno's advantages can
only be realized in a much more systematic way (plumber is far less
useful with only a single app using it).
However, I don't think that detracts from your overall point -- as
I've said previously I think we are far better off focusing on
developing Plan 9/Inferno's strengths rather than trying to make it
look like something which already exists elsewhere.
-eric
