Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 30 Apr 2003 15:41:12 -0400 | From | Timothy Miller <> | Subject | Re: Why DRM exists [was Re: Flame Linus to a crisp!] |
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Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote: > On Wed, 30 Apr 2003 14:19:13 EDT, Timothy Miller said: > > >>I mean, when will Sun, IBM, or Compaq ever start shipping tcsh or bash >>as the default shell? Don't they realize that people make typos and >>would like to reedit the line they just typed? Why are they still in >>the dark ages? > > > Odd.. I use the vendor-provided 'ksh' on Solaris, AIX, and Tru64 (now an HP > product), and they all have supported re-editing the line just typed for > *years* (I can't prove it's over a decade, but I'm fairly sure it is). > > Remember that a major reason for 'bash' being created was because of licensing > issues with the 'ksh' source.
I am vaguely familiar with that. It uses vi-like editing commands? Sounds great. Why isn't THAT the default shell? Why are these usability perks not a priority to commercial vendors? Why are they a priority for open source developers?
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