From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
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Subject: Re: [9fans] Interesting in trying out Plan 9
From: 9nut@9netics.com
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Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 11:08:32 -0800
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> Entropy. You get it either way. Either nobody uses Plan 9 because we're
> all too good for the unwashed masses and it dies because .... nobody uses
> it, and it dies unknown; or people start to use it and it dies because ...
> everyone uses it and it gets old and thick in the waist and dies.

I think the evolutionary path for Plan9 lies in a different direction. I can see
networks of Plan9 machines providing a variety of services. Leave the
desktop wars to others, because you can always tie desktop in via drawterm
or Inferno.