From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu From: Andrew Simmons Message-ID: <64055d11.0109181242.7ffbaafd@posting.google.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: [9fans] Plan 9 versus CORBA? Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 14:04:29 +0000 Topicbox-Message-UUID: ef5dafcc-eac9-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 Hi I'm working on a distributed application using C++ and CORBA, and apart from the sheer mind-numbing complexity of both, I'm finding it an increasing strain just to lift the books I need to consult - over 1000 pages each. I was wondering if Plan 9 might be worth considering as a simpler alternative, and I would be interested in the views of the participants of this news group, especially those of anyone who has experience of both Plan 9 and CORBA. I'd also be interested in people's views on the suitability of Plan 9 as a platform for commercial development - my management might be rather nervous of using an operating system perceived as too far out of the mainstream. On a totally unrelated note, I'd be interested to find out why rob pike spells his name in lower case. Is this a literary device, like ee cummings, or does Plan 9 not support upper case? Thanks Andrew Simmons