On Thu, May 05, 2011 at 11:45:27PM -0700, errno wrote: > > I'm tired of maintaining everyone's computers in my house on an ad-hoc > basis; and I think I could deploy a higher performing, more maintainable, > but overall cheaper network with Plan 9. But I can hardly expect visitors > and family to run acme and abaco. > To cut a long story short, you want your cake and eat it. Unfortunately, 99% of the population prefer to eat a pre-made cake and give up the ownership part. It is hardly Plan 9's fault that those who write poor software for the wrong environment can't be evangelised; as you point out, it doesn't even make sense.
But you're stuck, aren't you? As soon as, say, a browser is developed for Plan 9 (assuming that someone could afford the resources), the standards will change and the browser will need major surgery. Who's going to invest in that? Basically, the mover and shakers are precisely the people who don't want Plan 9 (or anything like it) to be a success story. They are winning. ++L
