Re: [9fans] novel userspace paradigms introduced by plan 9

[dexen deVries <dexen.devries@gmail.com>]

On Monday 18 of July 2011 11:04:51 Balwinder S Dheeman wrote:
> On 07/16/2011 04:23 PM, simon softnet wrote:
> > Please, don't let plan 9 and linux be interrelated in the future in any
> > way ...
> > Future plan 9 users have the opportunity to experience novel user-space
> > paradigms.
> > Why do they have to be sucked into the linux world?

+1

 
> I think, we can govern a revolution, yet can't stop an evolution; try
> finding how and, or why Coherent (operating system), Minix and then
> GNU/Linux were created.
> 
> IMHO, we need to know and, or learn how to pull a mob or engage masses
> into a development, launch, marketing, feedback and rectification
> process life cycle of a product.


noob-friendly implies hacker-unfriendly. or at least boring. no formal proof 
available, but enough of anecdotes is close to data.

IMHO linux tries to appeal to wide audience to force hardware vendors to 
release drivers or specs, and software vendors to ensure interoperability. we 
may want to be able to piggy-back plan9 kernel on linux kernel -- because 
linux has drivers for most chips out there. just have userspace go through 
plan 9 kernel all the time.

once that's done, we don't need to cater to joe public /that/ much.


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dexen deVries

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