On Tue Jan 8 05:53:23 EST 2013, 9f...@hamnavoe.com wrote: > > many drivers needed a rewrite anyway (like usb audio) because they > > where a total mess. > > 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.
i agree with this. i am unhappy with the current state of things, too. however, i find most of the things i've done are not interesting to all folks. so what to do: (a) discard the work, or (b) keep a difference. suppose you need that bit to do your job? suppose the difference helps someone's machine boot? and once you have a few "required" diffs, then it's easy for the trivial to creep in. especially in the face of any reformatting. i think that it's possible for someone like you, who is in fact skilled, to navigate these dilemmas with well-crafted changes. but i have not been able to. - erik
