> Why do we expect our computer usage to require no sacrifices at all? Also, Ron is barking up the wrong tree (with all due respect). Either Plan 9 is good enough or it isn't, it is counter-productive to try to shove it down the throat of unwilling users even when it may be perfect for some embedded task. The users see its value or they don't. They are smart or they aren't. whichever way, they get to choose.
Me, I have to use my web browser more than I would like to, I even develop with the web browser as target. And VT-220 emulation under Plan 9 needs work I am not ready to do myself, at least not just yet. So I use VNC as I have plenty of scrap hardware to run Mozilla and a VT-220 emulator that matches my requirements on. The latter would (mostly) disappear if ACME could run like SAM in remote mode, specially under Windows, but lack of a web browser is a show stopper. Indicatively, I have UBUNTU Linux on my laptop, but I use an old NetBSD machine as my VNC server, UBUNTU is too hard to configure away from its distribution. ++L PS: Acme Mail is another acquired taste. On my laptop I exploit Evolution's frilly features, but Acme Mail is a whole lot more practical. And specially fast, even if it may be just a subjective impression! So as soon as I can, I switch to Acme Mail.
