title: Why hasn't Erlang's Open Telecom Platform (OTP) been ported to other languages?
body: <p>I'm starting to dive into Erlang for the first time, and OTP is held aloft by lovers and critics alike as being the gold standard for highly available, distributed processing.</p>
  
  <p>Given that OTP has been around for decades and is openly documented, why is it that other languages supporting lightweight threads/processes haven't adopted versions of their own? Are there technical/political challenges? Or does everyone just shrug and learn Erlang?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks!</p>