Re: Several reasons why debian should not use bash for /bin/sh
Hi,
>>"Kysh" == Kysh Dragon <debian@dragonfyre.soark.net> writes:
Kysh> I think the symlink from /bin/sh to /bin/bash is fine because
Kysh> bash -is- a superset of regular sh. However, I think that the
Kysh> admin of a system SHOULD be able to choose whatever shell they
Kysh> want to use for /bin/sh, so long as it's at least fully bourne
Kysh> shell compatible.
Make that POSIX compliant shell, and I shall agree. I see no
reason to emulate a pdp 11 program (if I understand correctly what
you mean by the original Bourne shell). Standards compliance is
desirable, living in the 70's is not.
manoj
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