Re: Plan 9 annoyances (was: Re: [9fans] mv vs cp)

[Sam Hopkins <sah@softcardsystems.com>]

I work at two different locations.  One requires I use linux,
the other permits me to use Plan9.  More work gets 
accomplished with the lack of unproductivity software 
(IM chat clients, fancy web browsers, etc).

When I'm developing under Plan9, Charon usually satisfies
any cravings I have for web information.  It bails on several
things, most irritatingly javascript, but otherwise is effective.

Sam

On Wednesday 10 October 2001 06:50, you wrote:
> it's actually a feature in practice!  by not providing a web browser, plan
> 9 tried to ensure that developers, rather than surfing the web, have plenty
> of free time left to implement something new, or complain about web
> browsers.

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> bwc@borf.com wrote:
> > >>There is no web browser in Plan 9---and that's got to be a big
> > >> obstacle.
> >
> > I have an iMAC for that.  One OS doesn't have to do everything.
>
> But Plan 9 has been advertised as a superior alternative to the
> usual developer's interactive computing environment.  A good Web
> browser is another essential tool, these days.  Why should one
> be forced to buy a second computer to do something that ought to
> be right up the alley of the first one?