> It took nearly 10 years for Plan 9 to be released open-source, but I > think the bigger issue would have been people not "getting" the Plan 9 > way then, just as they don't "get" it now.
Most people do not "get" Linux or UNIX internals for that matter. Maybe 1 in 100 users have a clue. The difference would be to have started from an elegant and consistent design. EBo --