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Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 02:04:06 -0800
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Jeffrey Haun wrote:

> Why does the bunny not die???

I think there are two reasons. First, the creators of
UNIX had a hand in creating Plan 9. It's an attempt to
take the lessons of distributing UNIX and implement them;
it's also a basis for exploring advanced computing
infrastructure concepts such as the Venti file folding
architecture. Second, it appeals to those of us who
think that simplicity is the only thing that scales
in computing (even if we're not all equally adept at
making simple solutions). I want to learn from the
creators and contributors, for example.

In short, Plan 9 is a fresh start at computing,
unconstrained by previous approaches established
with DOS, Windows, UNIX, and other environments.
It doesn't claim to be the only alternative, it's
one that interests us.

Immediately, Plan 9 has great potential as an embedded
and distributed appliance platform. Industrial systems
need to be as small and clear as possible. Plan 9 offers
that in many ways.

> Why do YOU use Plan 9 and not Linux/FreeBSD?

I'll let someone who usually uses Plan 9 on the desktop
answer that question.

Steve