Date: Wed, 31 May 2000 02:05:54 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> To: Doug Barton <Doug@gorean.org> Cc: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org>, Tim Vanderhoek <vanderh@ecf.utoronto.ca>, freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org, brian@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org Subject: Re: bin/18900: patch to add colorizing feature to /bin/ls Message-ID: <200005310105.CAA44640@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Message from Doug Barton <Doug@gorean.org> of "Tue, 30 May 2000 17:46:34 PDT." <Pine.BSF.4.21.0005301727010.22524-100000@dt051n0b.san.rr.com>
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> I don't see anyone asking for 'ls' to wash their breakfast dishes
> for them. The facts remain:
>
> 1. People _do_ want this. It gets asked often on -questions.
> 2. The code is already written.
> 3. It adds almost no bloat.
> 4. It's totally, completely optional.
>
> The only possible change I'd consider is making the colors the
> same as gnuls' defaults. That'd flatten out the learning curve for people
> coming over from linux, and those who like the traditional colors could
> use the environment variable to set them.
>
> So, other than on "purist" grounds, are there any other
> objections?
Yes, but I can't think of any at the moment !!! <grumble!>
The thing I really have a problem with (and this change isn't guilty
of this anyway) was a few years ago I introduced FreeBSD into my
workplace and everyone was quite happy with it (although they were
used to sysv and had big problems with ps). Then someone else brought
up a Linux box, and there was an outcry:
"What's this crap on my screen ? I ran ``ls'' and it came out in
colour !!!!"
I smugly said "Hah, you won't get any of that kak in FreeBSD !".
Bah !
> Doug
> --
> "Live free or die"
> - State motto of my ancestral homeland, New Hampshire
>
> Do YOU Yahoo!?
--
Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org> <brian@[uk.]FreeBSD.org>
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Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !
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