Re: [9fans] Some Plan9 questions

[northern snowfall <dbailey27@ameritech.net>]

> What's your distribution philosophy then?

Though we are getting way off-topic from plan9, I'll answer this
publicly. If anyone
has any further questions I can probably sum up the answer by saying
"sometime in
the near future". Still, I'm happy to answer any questions directed to
my email address.

Unfortunately, distribution policy is a huge debate. I want to be able
to distribute the
source of the operating system while being able to maintain a stream of
income, since,
I am not in the financial position to initiate any research projects
solely for research's sake
(despite wanting to). This has obviously been a major issue since the
dawn of research
itself. How can we properly balance a desire to maintain lifestyle while
pursuing work
that truly fulfills our inherent curiosity and need to be challenged?
There must be a sound
way to facilitate universal research throughout the community at the
same time as we
stuff money into mutual funds and (overseas *wink*) bank accounts for
our children
to maintain a stable, opportunity filled adolescence. I spend most of my
free time at the
library researching this issue and I truly hope I can find a solution.
Honestly, that is all I
can say at this point.

> (and I'm glad to see you ignored the earlier comments regarding a
> distinction of philosophy and code)

=)
Don