Re:Blit – The first Unix graphical multi-programming termina...
by hollerith on Tuesday September 30, 2014 @08:35PM
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>while these are extremely valid requirements for a commercial product, plan 9 is very much not one. it is a research operating system
People on this site have advocated using Plan 9 as an ordinary operating system, e.g., for work and for communication over the internet.
Readers like me have listened to these advocates, causing us to waste our time installing and exploring Plan 9.
I just want to warn people.
Re:Blit – The first Unix graphical multi-programming termina...
by stonogo on Tuesday September 30, 2014 @08:49PM
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Plan 9 performs work and enables communication over the internet. It is possible that installing any operating system other than the ones you currently use would be a waste of your time, in case they require you to learn them.
- it must look like whatever you're already using
- it must aspire to the maximum possible user base
- it must adapt to latest technological fashions
while these are extremely valid requirements for a commercial product, plan 9 is very much not one. it is a research operating system, and no new knowledge would be gleaned by re-re-reimplementing PARC products.
your definition of "hospitality" seems to involve the willing acceptance of UI trends that some people regard to be disgusting garbage. why is it not sufficient to let people who prefer plan 9's interface use it? why do you make the assumption that user acquisition was in any way an intended result of this operating system's development?
flip your hypothesis over. why has nobody written an interface for plan 9 that meets your expectations? the answers to this question may help you understand why nobody who uses plan 9 cares that it doesn't work like an apple product from 1984.