I think it was the restrictive licenses. They made certain that no company could invest in it, give it a good GUI. Most companies can’t survive/thrive the way

I think it was the restrictive licenses. They made certain that no company could invest in it, give it a good GUI. Most companies can’t survive/thrive the way that RedHat did. Not saying it can’t ever work, but it definitely was a factor in keeping plan9 from getting popular.