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Date:      Thu, 3 Jul 1997 22:56:59 -0400
From:      Joel Ray Holveck <joelh@gnu.ai.mit.edu>
To:        andrsn@andrsn.stanford.edu
Cc:        francisco@natserv.com, chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Why Not Make tcsh the default shell?
Message-ID:  <199707040256.WAA11977@ethanol.gnu.ai.mit.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970702031556.4889A-100000@andrsn.stanford.edu> (message from Annelise Anderson on Wed, 2 Jul 1997 03:48:46 -0700 (PDT))

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>> I would also like to add to what others have said that it is probably
>> not a good idea to make tcsh the default.
>> I figure if someone knows enough not to like  the default and know
>> there is something better, they probably know enough to get whatever
>> shell they like and get it installed.
>However, new users do not know enough not to like the default; they do
>not know that there is something better that is not entirely different
>but merely enhanced; and they don't know enough to get whatever shell

If you'd like to write an addition to the handbook...

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