Re: [9fans] Interesting in trying out Plan 9

[Dave Lukes <davel@anvil.com>]

> Entropy. You get it either way. Either nobody uses Plan 9 because we're
> all too good for the unwashed masses and it dies because .... nobody uses
> it, and it dies unknown; or people start to use it and it dies because ...
> everyone uses it and it gets old and thick in the waist and dies.

Ummm ... look at Apple: they aren't market leaders,
but enough people like them to keep them going.

Also, look at any other field of endeavour:
there are a handful of tiny specialist car manufacturers in the UK
(TVR, Morgan, Westfield, Caterham, Marcos, Dutton ...)
whose total production volumes wouldn't even register on Ford's radar,
yet they've been going for a long time,
due to a combination of dedication and interesting products
and the  enthusiasm of their devotees.
Their products are usually _not_ renowned for their "quality",
but people will sell their children to get one.

> I'd rather see lotsa people use it.

I'd rather see lotsa *smart* people using it.

>  If I can get old and die, so should my
> OS; otherwise, life is just TOO unfair.

Naaah, you're anthropomorphising:
think of it like a Time Lord or a phoenix:
it dies and is reborn: (Multics ...:-) Unix ... Plan9 ...

	Dave.