hmm? most people will use what ever their distribution provides, and that IS bash2 i don't see your point. those people that would have to upgrade don't because there is only so much of features a shell can provide.
Modern systems? When they work and are patched everywhere needed? Jesus, I'm currently writing code on a machine that originally was a RedHat 5.2 (but /etc/issue file is not the oldest, it has probably suffered an upgrade).
Everytime when I come here I plea for a kernel uppgrade so that OpenSSH can compile with privelege separation. But that won't happen. The server has been up for replacement the last two years... (Ok, initially my complaint wasn't OpenSSH, I forgot what).
I'd vore for every now and then (with a major release?) dropping backwardscompability.
that is done. you don't get backwards compatibility unless you turn it on specificly.
Well, cool then. Just shuffle the ugglyness away in the 7.4 corner.
/ Peter Lundqvist (disjunkt)
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2003-01-06 23:01: Subject: Re: Inconsistency.
On Mon, Jan 06, 2003 at 10:50:01PM +0100, Peter Lundqvist (disjunkt) @ Pike (-) developers forum wrote:
Just look at what happened to bash and bash2. Sure, some people use bash2 for the added features - most people still havent bothered even though it is their most used application. It's just not worth the PITA to upgrade.
hmm? most people will use what ever their distribution provides, and that IS bash2 i don't see your point. those people that would have to upgrade don't because there is only so much of features a shell can provide.
compare to pike with improves drasticly with every release.
I'd vore for every now and then (with a major release?) dropping backwardscompability.
that is done. you don't get backwards compatibility unless you turn it on specificly.
greetings, martin.
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