Re: [9fans] upgrading the 9legacy shell (was: Gmail vs Upas)

[sstallion@gmail.com]

> seriously, i hear only complaints here, meanwhile 9front is doing just
> fine. you are deciding against it for non-technical reasons (or
> probably misunderstandings).

I have no interest in using 9front for both technical and
non-technical reasons.

The "community" is atrocious; anyone willing to turn a blind eye
toward bad behavior due to technical merit is sophomoric if not
abusive.  ISTR calling this "elitist fuckery" in the past, I still
stand by that.

Second, the gatekeeping that was done while the labs was still active
was tough, but usually fair.  Geoff did a nice job of keeping the
spirit of plan9 alive and often rejected larger changes that could
have upset the balance.  David's work on 9legacy also follows the same
spirit; it's a patch queue that pulls from a number of different
sources but strives to keep the original spirit intact.  I struggle to
see the same mindset held by 9front.

That said, there is work being done outside of 9front.  It's not as
public or as polarizing, but there are still people hacking away.

Steve