On Thu, 2006-11-23 at 19:33 +0200, Jari Aalto wrote: > I don't see perl used that much for maintainer scripts, or daemon > scripts. Exactly the *point*. So why isn't this your target? > Some prefer bash and see no problems. Others consider bash's memory > consumption a problem when compared to other alternatives. The only alternative in Debian is dash, which explicitly says it's not a replacement: "bash" is a better shell for most users, since it has some nice features absent from "dash", and is a required part of the system. Thomas
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