Warning: Rant. Please disregard. [Was: Re: [9fans] Is IBM ThinkPad R60e notebook compatible with Plan9?]

["Vester Thacker" <vester.thacker@gmail.com>]

On 5/12/07, lucio@proxima.alt.za <lucio@proxima.alt.za> wrote:
>
> Don't believe the rationalisations, consider instead the individual
> objectives.  Who are the real contributors and who are the limelight
> seekers?  Plan 9 seems to be resisting a swing from elitism to
> communism.

Thanks, but I'll pass on the kool aid. Why make it an us and them
scenario? But for the sake of argument I'll follow your example.

I don't care whose name is on it. I don't care who is making money
with Plan 9. More power to the folks behind Rangboom[1]. If I have an
agenda, it would be Plan 9 education and having fun! Enthusiasts are
not limelight seekers. In short, we're people who enjoy Plan 9, and
would like to help in some possible way. We're not the great unwashed
masses.

If I am skilled enough to do it, I might be able to setup a subversion
server and a web portal for regular folks that want to learn and
contribute. Sometimes it seems that it does no good to talk about it.
Just do it.  Volunteers welcomed to join. BTW, if someone does this
before I do, then more power to you; I'll follow your lead.

> Who will gain the most from the swing when the reality
> check shows that it has been from a meritocracy to mediocrity?

I hope the end users gain the most. What is the purpose of writing an
operating system if you don't expect average folks to use it or
develop for it?

Vester Thacker
Amatuers do it for love. :)

[1] http://www.rangboom.com !!! :)

P.S. - This is my last posting with my real name. I'll use an alias from now on.