> More than that; hobbyists, however enlightened, cannot provide continuing > funding for Plan 9 development. Witness current hardware support. Plan 9 has > to grow or eventually die.
Well, we've been warned. Given the alternative between diluting Plan 9 to suit the demand for snazz (who's going to deliver that, anyway?) and watching Plan 9 become irrelevant to the marketplace, I'll pick the latter any time. As for the real alternative, which is for Plan 9 to become more Linux-like which means more Windows-like, then what's the point? Linux is there, Windows is there, why have a third contender? What innovation does Plan 9 contribute that the public is actually clamouring for? In fact, I'd hazard that Linux's only asset is its cost, in the eyes of the consumers. Sadly, no other OS can beat that cost. Actually, delete that "sadly". ++L
