Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2000 23:33:57 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com> Cc: Mike Smith <msmith@FreeBSD.org>, "Andrey A. Chernov" <ache@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, brian@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org, "Josef L. Karthauser" <joe@pavilion.net> Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/bin/ls extern.h ls.1 ls.c ls.h print.c Message-ID: <200006032233.XAA22064@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Message from "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com> of "Sat, 03 Jun 2000 15:08:26 PDT." <21730.960070106@localhost>
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> > > I agree. If anybody wants colors he MUST use termcap database or curses and
>
> > > NOT some hardcoded values. This extension should be backed out not because
> it
> > > is a feature but because of bad implementation of this feature.
> >
> > Agreed. This was a very poor decision.
>
> I have to also agree that if we're really going to add color to our ls
> then we should Do It Right since we're FreeBSD. I've already
> repressed the automatic shudder I feel whenever the words "color ls"
> are mentioned and am willing to even side with the camp who supports
> it so that the linux people will stop WHINING about how dull and drab
> and featureless our ls(1) is, but we can't do it by hard-coding ANSI
> escape sequences into the code. That's just vile and Josef Karthauser
> really needs to back this out or I can guarantee that somebody is
> going to do it for him and that's not a good way of doing business; a
> man should always shoot his own dog.
I believe Joe's away this weekend, so if anyone's planning on getting
itchy fingers, please wait 'till Monday or Tuesday so that he can
respond.
> - Jordan
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Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org> <brian@[uk.]FreeBSD.org>
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