Re: [9fans] So, why Plan 9?

["Karljurgen Feuerherm" <kfeuerherm@wlu.ca>]

Well, I think it depends also on who one is and what one can afford to do at a point in time. And "afford" isn't necessarily only measured in dollars :)

I would much rather spend $200 on a slick Plan9 box, but I can't afford, given my current state of texpertise, to risk a government-funded project on a research O/S where support is more difficult. So an Apple it is, for the time being (for a lot less than $5000, btw...)

That's not to denigrate Plan9 by any means. I'm looking at it, like it, and hope to continue learning the ropes. But at the immediate moment, I don't really have a realistic choice, even given that the help I've got from people on this list has been fantastic. So for me, the short term solution is the Apple, and ideally, the long-term solution will be Plan9.

K

>>> On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at  9:39 AM, in message
<AANLkTinO4jAj+T6A31r+fhWHoF6Nq6G=JLQQZuOysjae@mail.gmail.com>, Bruce Ellis
<bruce.ellis@gmail.com> wrote: 
> Very succinct, and better than I could do 'til the coffee kicks in.
> 
> You could have pointed out that the entire source tree is smaller than
> the gcc manual.
> 
> But as I say - do what you like. I know people who would rather spend
> $5k on an Apple PC than $200 on a slicker plan9 box. I have my FS
> (venti + fossil) on a USB wristband. Take that penguin heads.
> 
> Just the semi-delirious jots from early morning brucee.
> 
> On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 4:53 AM, Nick LaForge <nicklaforge@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> why anyone should care about Plan 9 anyway
>>
>> Because: getting things right the first time around is much more of a
>> practical matter than you may at first realize.
>>
>> Nick