Re: Re: [9fans] A newbie question...

[Skip Tavakkolian <9nut@9netics.com>]

checking the 9fans archives is a good place to start.  many topics
have already been discussed in great detail.  it also gives new 9fans
an idea of who to pay attention to and who to ignore.

> On Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:01:49 -0000, Uriel <uriel99@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> If you want roman numerals, you know where to find them...
>>
>> Inferno... and I hope the shock will send you all the way to the 9fans
>> archives rather than repeating the same path that has been trodden a
>> billion times before.
>>
>> Some 20 years 'suddenly'...
>>
>> uriel
>
> I wonder if you are bitter or something about Plan 9, or the people who
> are trying to learn about it. Because you seem to be trying your best to
> deter them. What is an "old path" to you, is "the new way" to us, the
> hobbyists among us particularly, and we need some incentive, some
> supportive character perhaps, to encourage us along the way.
>
> The fact that the late-adopters, myself included, have had previous
> development and/or everyday use experiences with GNU stuff and that they
> ask of similarities and differences, unawares of whatever animosity
> towards the GNU thing has been brewing in your mind through the years,
> should not have anything to do with their need/want to learn about Plan 9.
> They do "not" need your smart-alecky quoting of Rob Pike. What they need
> is some guidance in their transition, regardless of their purpose or
> previous experiences. If you are not kind enough to help, you can at least
> stand by while others do that.
>
> The above is not "ad hominem," by the way. I do not mean it to be so, in
> the least. I am only trying to point out my not-so-positive impression of
> your post.
>
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