On Mon Dec 2 12:22:09 EST 2013, lu...@proxima.alt.za wrote: > > anyway, what's the argument for not just forking? > > I like Go's portability across platforms. Having a version for Plan 9 > that is inconsistent in this respect is exactly the opposite of what I > want. Nothing stops anyone from forking, but losing the code review > by a community of experts will definitely bother me enormously.
i thought the language had become more ossified. as time goes on this is less and less of a concern. i see more performance changes than anything these days. - erik