Re: bash me, if you like

[Hiten Pandya <hmp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Richard Coleman wrote:
> evs wrote:
>
> > I don't want to start a jihad here but, imho DragonFly should switch
> > to bash as the default shell.
> > I know csh ( and consequently its descendents tcsh & zsh ) is
> > Berkeley's baby but, bash can do everything csh can do and its better
> > for shell programming. Most new unix users arrive from the Linux camp
> > these days so they already know bash and they will be more likely to
> > try DragonFly if they don't have ot learn a new shell. Even Apple has
> > switched to bash for OS X.
> >
> > Bash has won, and it's only a matter of time before csh goes the way
> > of the dodo. Since Dragonfly is taking the lead in so many other
> > areas, we might as well bite the bullet and do this too, as soon as
> > possible.
>
>
> In the beginning, zsh was actually based on ksh with features added to 
> make csh users more comfortable.  These days, it's a kitchen sink of 
> features and can emulate most of the other common shells.  Although it's 
> been awhile, I was one of the primary maintainers for zsh for several 
> years.
>
> But I have to laugh at your comment at saying "bash has won".  That's 
> like saying "vi has beaten emacs or vice versa".  Just because most 
> Linux systems use bash as the default doesn't mean the others are going 
> away any time soon.  Shells and editors are such a personal choice.
>
> Besides, it's easy to change the shell you are using.  And these days, 
> it's pretty harmless to change the shell for root (contrary to old 
> traditional advice).  As long as people can change it to what they want, 
> the default is irrelevant.
>
> Richard Coleman
> richardcoleman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

	Well said.  Thank you. :-)