From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <567805CB-86FD-48E2-84C5-6A3A112534E5@gmail.com> References: <138575261003230627kb81c42q7710df1af4283919@mail.gmail.com> <201003291720.32633.corey@bitworthy.net> <93b909d2c8147deb5026860ed6cf0c5b@ladd.quanstro.net> <201003291821.54838.corey@bitworthy.net> <567805CB-86FD-48E2-84C5-6A3A112534E5@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 23:10:59 -0400 Message-ID: <9511f83e1003292010x58976e63n8fea63a96ebf7395@mail.gmail.com> From: Rahul Murmuria To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Subject: Re: [9fans] Plan ? (was: native install) Topicbox-Message-UUID: f84ac67c-ead5-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 Well, most of Plan 9's ideas have been trickling down into "general purpose" operating systems for years! I don't see what others here claiming failure of Plan 9 are referring to. In order to bring new technology to mass consumption, you don't bring the masses to drive the formula 1 race car... you instead try and adapt the new concepts into the Toyotas and Hondas... -- Rahul Murmuria