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On that note what are some common misconceptions, myths and FUD surrounding Plan 9? I just get the impression that's it's a pretty amazing operating system that
by Arelius 14y ago
On that note what are some common misconceptions, myths and FUD surrounding Plan 9? I just get the impression that's it's a pretty amazing operating system that never took off... And considering you are a Plan 9 user I suspect you don't think poorly of it either.
- jff 14y agoFor instance, many people think Plan 9 development hasn't progressed since 2002, because that's the date of the 4th edition release on Wikipedia. The truth is that following the 4th edition, development switched to a rolling model in which patches are integrated and a new ISO is built daily. Another is that there are no "decent" editors. For many people, the definition of "decent" means the executable must be named "vim". As I've said elsewhere, Plan 9 actually has a port of Vim, but if you skip our excellent native editors to use Vim, it's like visiting a foreign country and eating only McDonalds because the local cuisine is unfamiliar.