SVR4 /bin/sh BUG

Bernd Felsche bernie at metapro.DIALix.oz.au
Fri Jun 14 14:27:36 AEST 1991


In <109310 at becker.UUCP> bdb at becker.UUCP (Bruce D. Becker) writes:

>	Agreed - so how about it Amiga unix guys,
>	we all know it works; will you do this for
>	the 2.0 release?

You will break compatabilty, and increase the system load. Compare the
object size of the Bourne and Korn shells.

I'd like the choice of having a heavyweight startup with "all the
fruit", or a quick start for "bare-bones". There is no need to weigh
down a simple interpreter with all the interactive niceties.

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