From: Alex Perel <veers@disturbed.net> To: David Scheidt <dscheidt@enteract.com> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Shell wars (was: What to tell to Linux-centric people?!') Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9907281006030.71337-100000@shattered.disturbed.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.96.990728085327.58150A-100000@shell-1.enteract.com>
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On Wed, 28 Jul 1999, David Scheidt wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Jul 1999, Alex Perel wrote:
>
> > All this means is that you could install zsh and bindkey -em to your heart's
> > content.
> >
>
> Some of us have the misfortune of only be able to run vendor supplied crap.
> We just got perl5 this year on some of the systems I deal with. I expect
> hell to freeze before I get to install a non-standard shell.
Well, you know, air conditioning technology has come a long way in the last
few years..........
Seriously though, I know what you mean. A good friend of mine spent some
time working in AIX shop. He desperately wanted to use perl to talk to their
SyBase databases, but the (disorganized as hell) admin staff refused to use
anything that did not come with a support contract.
<mutters something about dense "IT" staff who aren't particularly qualified to
wipe their asses>
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