Re: Several reason a minimal POSIX /bin/bash is a bad idea

[Dale Scheetz <dwarf@polaris.net>]

On Fri, 31 Jul 1998, Clint Adams wrote:

> > My one point is: As a user I depend on bash-history (the up arrow) and
> > several other features of Bash, and would be more than a bit disapointed
> > if the "default" shell was set to Ash.
> 
> I think the point of the lobby is to have a streamlined /bin/sh for scripts,
> not to deprive anyone of their choice of login shell.

Bash already runs a restricted mode when called as sh, and since it is
already in use on a Debian system, why add more load to memory by adding
another, more restrictive sh just for shell scripts?

Luck,

Dwarf
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