Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 20:27:24 -0500 (EST) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@mat.net> To: Nathan Grass <zaz@null.net> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: sh and ~ expansion Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9810252016090.375-100000@picnic.mat.net> In-Reply-To: <3633C8F8.EF8E14D5@null.net>
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On Sun, 25 Oct 1998, Nathan Grass wrote: > > On Sun, 25 Oct 1998, Studded wrote: > > > > > And so it begins... > > > > No, you're the one trying to turn this into "holy war". > > You might want to go back and re-read his post. He mentioned standards and to > consider the options, not "use bash!". He is obviously much more familiar with > bash than the other available options that should be considered, or at least > feels that bash is a good shell to consider. > > If you re-read it you will see he mentions that those who are to make this > decision should spend a LOT of time getting to know ALL of the shells out there > before they make that choice. > > Stop trying to make this a matter of personal differences and preference. I don't see where your comment comes from. I said that it's not about best, it's only about compatibility. He responded that bash is better. I said better doesn't matter, only compatibility. Explain to me how *I'M* making it about preference! I didn't say bash is better/worse. Reread it. He said bash was better, and I said that was not the point. He did allude to 3 different levels of sh, which I said I'd never heard of, and invited him to go on about that. I'd still like it to go in that direction, compatibility, else just drop. Better/worse hasn't anything to do with this. I am not a bash OR pdksh hacker, compatibility is my only interest. We aren't picking favorite shells, we're discussing picking a system sh. Read, then fire, please. If you (or Doug) were mistakenly after "best shell" then that's confusion about topic. I won't discuss best shell without 4 large drinks. ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@glue.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and picnic (FreeBSD-current) (301) 220-2114 | and jaunt (NetBSD). ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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