> I think the point is that people talk a big talk about how great Plan > 9 is, but then don't do a damn thing with it. > At least, that's how I read it.
Is that what you believe? And if so, who else believes this? There are things Plan 9 does exceedingly well, better than any other OSes in the wild, but they are special features, more or less remote from the mainstream use of mainstream OSes. Were Plan 9 more popular, many if not all of Plan 9's features would eventually become familiar and users would begin to expect them of other OSes as well, but we're talking fashion here, not intrinsic value. In the meantime, Plan 9 users do benefit from features others feel no need for and it's hard to communicate across that chasm. Just as hard as it is to understand that one may have to cope and be able to cope without a native browser. If the "novelty" of Plan 9 doesn't get you, then Plan 9 is not for you; you will not evangelise us users into making Plan 9 the tool you want, specially when you continue to use as an example the very tool you already have access to. And, to add insult to injury, we also do provide the tools, should you feel that way inclined, for _you_ to enhance Plan 9 in the direction you prefer, so our sympathy when you "accuse" us of talking the big talk, is very, very limited. Consider what you want carefully and decide whether Plan 9 fits into your life. If it doesn't, either change it (you have the source) or move on. ++L
