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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2009 12:39:34 -0400
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Subject: Re: [9fans] Question about Plan9 project
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> As a professional user I think that Plan9 could be better than *nix for a
> large class of  industrial - not time critical - applications but in
> Italy nobody use it, except of no more than a dozen of fans. The University doesn't
> know it at all. Of course, this is what I see. I would be happy if the picture were
> different.
>
> Speaking with my clients I see that almost all appreciate Plan9. But,
> even if some of them defined it "fascinating", the common sense is that, without
> guarantees about its longevity, it could be a wrong choice.
>
> How can I reply to this objection ?

coraid sells storage appliances based on plan 9 and employs
people specficly to work on plan 9.  there's also quite
a bit of work that goes on at bell labs with the blue gene
project.  and i'm quite sure there are other serious applications
that i'm not as aware of.

- erik