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

[Martin C.Atkins <martin@parvat.com>]

On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 15:03:00 +0000 Dave Lukes <davel@anvil.com> wrote:
> > as i said previously, ron apparently really is lucky!
>
> It does make you wonder whether belief plays a part:-).

The other factor in my experience is whether the user uses the system
along the lines envisaged by the designers/programmers. I suspect that
most people on this list try to use Linux (when they do) in "unusual"
ways (in comparison to most Linux users), and thus they hit problems
that most Linux users don't see.

This partly accounts for the 'unlucky' users that I've come across in
the past (I wonder if the best example is reading? :-) - you know,
users who seem to have *much* more trouble with (usually reliable)
systems than everyone else - nothing works properly for them, and such
people tend to find all systems more or less unreliable!

BTW: my experience with Linux is in line with Ron's - I guess by my
own argument, that makes me boring? :-)

Martin

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