So.. Plan9 looks cool. Everything is distributed, kind of cool. I get that. I've also read this https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=658247 and other documents about Plan9.
So, what is its killer feature that makes ME want to try it out?
> So, what is its killer feature that makes ME want to try it out?
Transparent distributed multi-user environments and clean unification of files and objects are some of the main goals [0], but, at its core, it is a research OS, and has never evolved to fill a specific niche. Many people, including Alan Kay (I mention it because I recently re-watched a few of his presentations), have spoken out about the need for more open-sky/exploratory research. It might gain popularity if it specialized into a good distributed control-plane, performance-constrained systems, or as a container OS, but it is not any of those things. Try it out for the fun and experience of trying it out.
So, what is its killer feature that makes ME want to try it out?