From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <173837d99f7dc4179fe0571882f21d5c@9front.org> References: <9e4340ac5bc56c9b9472694cfb15e8c2@proxima.alt.za> <173837d99f7dc4179fe0571882f21d5c@9front.org> Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:31:27 +0000 Message-ID: From: aram To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Subject: Re: [9fans] gcc not an option for Plan9 Topicbox-Message-UUID: 358429d2-ead8-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 7:19 PM, wrote: >> Maybe, but maybe that's the best we can do, given that the conditions >> that gave rise to Plan 9 have long ceased to exist and are unlikely to >> recur. > > And maybe we're missing the point but there are still > a few of us out there using Plan 9 daily as our primary > interface to computers. For some of us, for the tasks we > are performing, we just don't need all this modern crap > that seems to have broken everyone else's heart. > > -sl And how do you manage to browser the web? Just to do that I'm forced to use software bigger and more complex than plan9 itself. Sincerely, Aram -- http://thewayofthecode.posterous.com/