From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
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Subject: Re: [9fans] design issues in operating systems
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Date: Mon,  3 Dec 2001 10:45:26 -0500
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> The market place is irrational

The market place only LOOKS irrational.  It will always use
options it understands to make choices to protect its scare resources.
Few know about Plan 9 and fewer still understand enough to
see its better merits.

Ely Whitney almost went broke with his new idea of interchangable
parts, but even if he had gone broke the idea of interchangable
parts would have survived.