From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <1535997499.784480.1495319464.0DE4D730@webmail.messagingengine.com> <1536060800.1875390.1496082208.13EE7020@webmail.messagingengine.com> In-Reply-To: <1536060800.1875390.1496082208.13EE7020@webmail.messagingengine.com> From: Chris McGee Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2018 07:41:40 -0400 Message-ID: To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000e2ed3b05750a2487" Subject: Re: [9fans] Is Plan 9 C "Less Dangerous?" Topicbox-Message-UUID: e0d85834-ead9-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 --000000000000e2ed3b05750a2487 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Could even be that the many-eyes approach encouraged the complexity; > > in fact, that could easily be the unintended consequence. > > I suppose it made complexity seem less bad, for a while, but I was > thinking economic factors likely drove it to get more complex. Also, I get > the impression that some people just love complexity, but these days I'm > not so sure. Complexity does have some real benefits. > I hadn't considered this. I just assumed that complexity = job security + sell + lock-in. It's easy to love something that is raking in the cash. --000000000000e2ed3b05750a2487 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

> Could even be that the many-eyes approach encouraged the complexity; > in fact, that could easily be the unintended consequence.

I suppose it made complexity seem less bad, for a while, but I was thinking= economic factors likely drove it to get more complex.=C2=A0 Also, I get th= e impression that some people just love complexity, but these days I'm = not so sure.=C2=A0 Complexity does have some real benefits.

I hadn't considered this. I just assumed that comp= lexity =3D job security=C2=A0+ sell + lock-in. It's easy to love someth= ing that is raking in the cash.
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