From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: To: 9fans@9fans.net Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2013 13:10:43 +0200 From: lucio@proxima.alt.za In-Reply-To: <042f5704bc7dbee05ba3fbd09e1a493d@hamnavoe.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: [9fans] these are release of 9front? Topicbox-Message-UUID: 03172c9c-ead8-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 > There are plenty of things in Plan 9 still in need of improvement > or even rewriting. That's why it makes me sad to see our small > community being made even smaller when some of the most skilled > programmers direct their efforts into splintering off their own > little playgrounds instead of helping to make Plan 9 better for > everyone. The key here is "some of the most skilled programmers". Let's not be too concerned with the "loss", I think it's important for experimentation to take place quite literally outside the box, the box is still there as a reference point. Thing is, in a volunteer environment, it doesn't matter what problems are outstanding, what counts is what itches are going to get scratched. I think it is inevitable that forks take place, the 9front people may one day even find themselves in your shoes (consider the Christian Reformation or the *BSDs). ++L