On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 06:21:54PM -0700, Corey wrote:
> Are the core Plan 9 design concepts in fact ineffective or unsuitable for
> building a general purpose computing environment?
> 
> I find that very hard to believe - but there's over 15 years of evidence 
> which seems to imply just that.
There's fifteen years of evidence of people *not* applying the core Plan 9
concepts to anything. Not applying a concept isn't proof it's ``ineffective''
or ``unsuitable''.
> 
> No one's willing to spearhead a "General Purpose 9" experiment, and no 
> one's interested in collaborating on and contributing to such a project?
It would seem not. We're happy here, where things are sane.
> 
> "If you want [general purpose], you know where to get it." seems to
> be the period that ends all such discussion.
> 

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