> > > > why use plan 9 at all? why not just install linux or freebsd? > > because, like it or not, lack of some familiar apps is a barrier to > entry for many, if not most, of the people I show Plan 9 to. That > said, > I would probably draw the line at KDE ... but not at emacs. >
i'm not arguing with your point. i think it's a good one, although not my style. but on a practical level, how do you get any of the plan 9 graphical apps to work if you're running x11/kde on top of plan 9? conversely, how do you educate kde on the ways of plan 9. since it's a environment, not just an application, i would think it a lot harder than your strawman of emacs. perhaps that's just my narrow thinking. - erik
