Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 20:37:46 +1200 From: "Dan Langille" <dan@freebsddiary.org> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: What to tell to Linux-centric people?! Message-ID: <199907280837.UAA63207@ducky.nz.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <199907272314.QAA00814@usr01.primenet.com> References: <379D20CA.F7EC7E15@execpc.com> from "Len Huppe" at Jul 26, 99 10:00:26 pm
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On 27 Jul 99, at 23:14, Terry Lambert wrote: > > As a newcomer to FreeBSD, I am intersted in knowing why so many of you > > *hate* bash. > > Speaking for myself, it's because people who don't know better > depend upon its features, rendering shell scripts non-portable. > > In order to run these scripts, you have to install bash. > > In order to do that, you have to run "configure". > > In order to do that, you have to install GNU "make". > > ... > > It's a hellish web of interdependency, which could have been > avoided, had no one installed bash. Ummmm, might I introduce you to: http://www.freebsddiary.org/freebsd/shell.htm You'll see that the above is not correct. -- Dan Langille - DVL Software Limited The FreeBSD Diary - http://www.FreeBSDDiary.org/freebsd/ NZ FreeBSD User Group - http://www.nzfug.nz.freebsd.org/ The Racing System - http://www.racingsystem.com/racingsystem.htm To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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