Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:10:57 -0700 From: Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Backtick versus $() Message-ID: <20110224221057.GA13262@guilt.hydra> In-Reply-To: <loom.20110224T225518-308@post.gmane.org> References: <AANLkTinJKcy8NyFzW9=6yKEY%2BF_payQVM108_=B7Gyjr@mail.gmail.com> <loom.20110224T210222-768@post.gmane.org> <AANLkTinQ4MMwWq77k1t-SwqE%2BzPep6VCNS9AKdT_H08b@mail.gmail.com> <loom.20110224T214917-136@post.gmane.org> <AANLkTik88V5Bb2BWM0Kpv3rWfek9_%2BgjqmEt6UbsVjpS@mail.gmail.com> <loom.20110224T220407-811@post.gmane.org> <AANLkTikAB--0Hrw76cbdzgfmeJMPt_N7isaw%2Byn_-QMn@mail.gmail.com> <Pine.BSM.4.64L.1102242135020.1945@herc.mirbsd.org> <20110224213322.GA13089@guilt.hydra> <loom.20110224T225518-308@post.gmane.org>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 09:59:40PM +0000, Thorsten Glaser wrote: > Chad Perrin <perrin <at> apotheon.com> writes: > > > > That’s a FreeBSD® specific issue though. Other operating systems > > > did the sensible thing ages ago ☺ > > > > What exactly is "the sensible thing"? > > http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/usr.sbin/user/ > user.c.diff?r1=1.116&r2=1.117&only_with_tag=MAIN > > http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20050328171714&thres=0&mode=expanded > > http://article.gmane.org/gmane.os.miros.cvs/3279 So . . . we've determined three things: 1. You think some measure of popularity of a decision makes it correct. 2. You don't like (t)csh. 3. You think your opinions are so self-evident that everybody will just immediately understand them, their reasoning, and the best way to proceed from there. What we have not yet determined is: 1. Is it a good idea to replace (t)csh? -- Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ] [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.14 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAk1m13EACgkQ9mn/Pj01uKUZ4ACg46px7QzK6lms/2+yRpwc+gh8 DmEAn2uErR27JY9J7JDHG/rJETjKw8sN =KPZW -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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