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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
To: 9fans@9fans.net
Subject: Re: [9fans] Plan 9 rejected from GSoC 2012
Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2012 22:16:05 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <19c5b6bf683e73fd097a915089b21087@brasstown.quanstro.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAJFUHyVQEO8a9uEqc8=zsh725Z_=sq-zBCvZEVTrdrsdOznszQ@mail.gmail.c>

> Agreed - people do tend to perform better when working on a project
> they are really invested in.
>
> But if that was true enough, wouldn't tons of people be stepping up to
> support plan9 development?
>
> If not, then obviously it's not worth anyone's time.

your argument seems to me to be an all-or-nothing logical fallicy.

i don't think the fact that the plan 9 community is small is an indication
that it's not worth spending time on.  if that were the case, i'd be looking
for a new job right now.  as it is, we're hiring.

- erik



  parent reply	other threads:[~2012-03-19  2:16 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 39+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-03-16 19:17 Anthony Sorace
2012-03-16 19:36 ` tlaronde
2012-03-18 20:30   ` ron minnich
     [not found]   ` <CAP6exYJu1YTDWQK58cnD9T2235iaSXzphpXVTEW_6VogV3F+Sg@mail.gmail.c>
2012-03-18 20:35     ` erik quanstrom
2012-03-18 22:06       ` Joseph Stewart
2012-03-18 22:20         ` John Floren
2012-03-18 22:39           ` Joseph Stewart
2012-03-18 23:49             ` John Floren
     [not found]             ` <CAL4LZyhpc=qJVNeBCX2uPLkFeD4tLGYUBPtwiDu3WWS3uqrHPg@mail.gmail.c>
2012-03-19  0:37               ` erik quanstrom
2012-03-19  1:33                 ` Calvin Morrison
     [not found]                 ` <CAJFUHyUv=F5PrLAn4eae_28u-oinycPGPWJwVLhS552O1+LFJg@mail.gmail.c>
2012-03-19  2:04                   ` erik quanstrom
2012-03-19  2:09                     ` Calvin Morrison
2012-03-19  8:47                       ` tlaronde
2012-03-19  4:07                     ` Tristan
     [not found]                 ` <CAJFUHyUv=F5PrLAn4eae_28u-oinycPGPWJwVLhS552O1+LFJg@>
     [not found]                   ` <CAJFUHyVQEO8a9uEqc8=zsh725Z_=sq-zBCvZEVTrdrsdOznszQ@mail.gmail.c>
2012-03-19  2:16                     ` erik quanstrom [this message]
2012-03-19  2:40                       ` Calvin Morrison
2012-03-19  3:15                         ` andrew zerger
2012-03-19 18:21                       ` steve
2012-03-19 15:50         ` [9fans] Summer of Plan 9 Anthony Sorace
2012-03-19 16:40           ` tlaronde
2012-03-19  9:35   ` [9fans] Plan 9 rejected from GSoC 2012 faif
2012-03-19 11:47     ` Paschke Christoph
2012-03-19 12:10       ` tlaronde
2012-03-19 14:25         ` Christoph Paschke
2012-03-19 16:26           ` tlaronde
2012-03-19 16:30             ` erik quanstrom
2012-03-19 16:52               ` tlaronde
2012-03-19 19:53               ` Christoph Paschke
2012-03-19 22:08                 ` Jacob Todd
2012-03-19 22:22                   ` andrey mirtchovski
2012-03-19 23:07                     ` Charles Forsyth
2012-03-19 23:24                       ` Bruce Ellis
2012-03-20  8:25                         ` Paschke Christoph
2012-03-20  9:17                           ` Bruce Ellis
     [not found]                     ` <CAOw7k5iJzhaX-TuCiNtvwM0=XqUK5oZG4cUV2g9DkbKJ=65YCg@mail.gmail.c>
2012-03-19 23:21                       ` erik quanstrom
2012-03-19 14:50       ` erik quanstrom
2012-03-20  9:54 ` faif
2012-03-27 17:11 ` Anthony Sorace
2012-03-28  5:24   ` erik quanstrom

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