From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Date: Sun,  4 Aug 1996 20:46:53 -0500
From: Paul Borman prb@bsdi.com
Subject: Sell me on Plan 9
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> These facts lead me to beleive that this rather expensive release is nothing
> more than a beta test.  I will agree that some of the apparently few
> benefits of this system may be useful, but the price to experiment with
> these benefits is much too high.

Expensive?  $350 for a site source license?  Every computer in
your company?  That seems pretty cheap to me.  That is cheaper
than 5 copies of Windoze (which does not include source).

> After all this I have one question: Why should my company buy Plan 9?
> Please do not misread my tone.  I guess I simply don't understand the whole
> Plan 9 marketing concept.  I will continue to monitor the Plan 9 mailing
> list for more information.

That all depends on what your company does.  I don't think I can answer
that.  The best way to find out is to spend the minor amount of money
and try it out for yourself.

				-Paul