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Date: Wed,  7 Jun 2006 14:54:46 -0700
From: "David Leimbach" <leimy2k@gmail.com>
To: "Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs" <9fans@cse.psu.edu>
Subject: Re: [9fans] gcc on plan9
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On 6/7/06, Corey <corey_s@qwest.net> wrote:
> On Wednesday 07 June 2006 14:25, Rodolfo (kix) wrote:
> > God save us from QT and GTK ;)
> >
>
> Will god likewise save us from Rio and Acme?
>
> Is there truly no reasonable middle-ground somewhere?
>
> So either Plan 9 stays totally, strictly, pure, and never leaves
> the server rooms and some science labs - or it "apes"
> gnu/linux, and becomes a total mess?
>

The only reason it would never leave server rooms and labs is because
no one who would otherwise use it can find an application on Plan 9
they feel like they couldn't live without.

I get by fine day to day without Plan 9 personally.  I just use it
because it's interesting.

Dave