Re: Re: [9fans] A newbie question...

["Eris Discordia" <eris.discordia@gmail.com>]

On Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:01:49 -0000, Uriel <uriel99@gmail.com> wrote:

> If you want roman numerals, you know where to find them...
>
> Inferno... and I hope the shock will send you all the way to the 9fans
> archives rather than repeating the same path that has been trodden a
> billion times before.
>
> Some 20 years 'suddenly'...
>
> uriel

I wonder if you are bitter or something about Plan 9, or the people who
are trying to learn about it. Because you seem to be trying your best to
deter them. What is an "old path" to you, is "the new way" to us, the
hobbyists among us particularly, and we need some incentive, some
supportive character perhaps, to encourage us along the way.

The fact that the late-adopters, myself included, have had previous
development and/or everyday use experiences with GNU stuff and that they
ask of similarities and differences, unawares of whatever animosity
towards the GNU thing has been brewing in your mind through the years,
should not have anything to do with their need/want to learn about Plan 9.
They do "not" need your smart-alecky quoting of Rob Pike. What they need
is some guidance in their transition, regardless of their purpose or
previous experiences. If you are not kind enough to help, you can at least
stand by while others do that.

The above is not "ad hominem," by the way. I do not mean it to be so, in
the least. I am only trying to point out my not-so-positive impression of
your post.

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