From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 21 23:00:43 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0621F138 for ; Fri, 21 Nov 2014 23:00:43 +0000 (UTC) Received: from udns.ultimatedns.net (unknown [IPv6:2602:d1:b4d6:e600:4261:86ff:fef6:aa2a]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D005FA35 for ; Fri, 21 Nov 2014 23:00:42 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ultimatedns.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by udns.ultimatedns.net (8.14.9/8.14.9) with ESMTP id sALN1f0A014108; Fri, 21 Nov 2014 15:01:41 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from bsd-lists@bsdforge.com) To: Darren Pilgrim In-Reply-To: <546FBF60.70506@bluerosetech.com> References: , <11d24756184c5b6f3339f6e645957f86@ultimatedns.net>, <546FBF60.70506@bluerosetech.com> From: "Chris H" Subject: Re: send-pr must live Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 15:01:41 -0800 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=fixed MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 23:00:43 -0000 On Fri, 21 Nov 2014 14:40:32 -0800 Darren Pilgrim wrote > On 11/20/2014 10:09 AM, Chris H wrote: > > As to it having been shell based. While there's nothing wrong with > > that at all, in fact it's advantageous in many respects. I was toying > > with the idea of perhaps converting (augmenting) it to being Perl > > based, by way of a statically linked mini-perl interpreter. I thought > > it would better *empower* it, also providing for a more "user friendly" > > dialog. But, like I said; just *toying* with the idea. :) > > You can use any language you like; but you'll need to use Bourne if you > want it in base. I'm *quite* happy with that. I have no reason to want to unnecessarily burden anyone on a freshish install, with *having* to have something other than that already provided in base. :) Thanks for the reply, Darren. I see no reason I shouldn't have something fit for review by the end of the weekend. --Chris