From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 16373 invoked by alias); 2 Mar 2017 03:46:49 -0000 Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Received: (qmail 16358 invoked by uid 89); 2 Mar 2017 03:46:48 -0000 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=1.3 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_50,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,RCVD_IN_SORBS_SPAM,SPF_PASS autolearn=no version=3.3.2 spammy=3-5, svnpenngmailcom, constructive, svnpenn@gmail.com X-HELO: gproxy6-pub.mail.unifiedlayer.com Received: from gproxy6-pub.mail.unifiedlayer.com (HELO gproxy6-pub.mail.unifiedlayer.com) (67.222.39.168) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.93/v0.84-503-g423c35a) with SMTP; Thu, 02 Mar 2017 03:46:47 +0000 Received: (qmail 21549 invoked by uid 0); 2 Mar 2017 03:46:46 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO CMOut01) (10.0.90.82) by gproxy6.mail.unifiedlayer.com with SMTP; 2 Mar 2017 03:46:46 -0000 Received: from box867.bluehost.com ([69.195.124.67]) by CMOut01 with id qrmi1u00W1TMts501rmlYc; Wed, 01 Mar 2017 20:46:46 -0700 X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.1 cv=U+QBU4bu c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=x/h8IXy5FZdipniTS+KQtQ==:117 a=x/h8IXy5FZdipniTS+KQtQ==:17 a=L9H7d07YOLsA:10 a=9cW_t1CCXrUA:10 a=s5jvgZ67dGcA:10 a=eIhxMilvRf8A:10 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=6Iz7jQTuP9IA:10 a=pGLkceISAAAA:8 a=PtwBAZnqOFUaGmhh11sA:9 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=6kGIvZw6iX1k4Y-7sg4_:22 Received: from 99-106-192-34.lightspeed.ftwotx.sbcglobal.net ([99.106.192.34]:62501 helo=[192.168.1.86]) by box867.bluehost.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.87) (envelope-from ) id 1cjHhS-0001d0-FQ for cygwin@cygwin.com; Wed, 01 Mar 2017 20:46:42 -0700 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 9.3 \(3124\)) Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: dash-0.5.9.1-1 From: Vince Rice In-Reply-To: <58b765de.8b1b9d0a.6ed45.fed7@mx.google.com> Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2017 03:46:00 -0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <63D13CEF-E197-4B11-8A08-A2837CC7378C@solidrocksystems.com> References: <6f2e6718-c790-ee39-5231-7568150229d7@gmail.com> <58b765de.8b1b9d0a.6ed45.fed7@mx.google.com> To: The Cygwin Mailing List X-BWhitelist: no X-Exim-ID: 1cjHhS-0001d0-FQ X-Source-Sender: 99-106-192-34.lightspeed.ftwotx.sbcglobal.net ([192.168.1.86]) [99.106.192.34]:62501 X-Source-Auth: vrice@solidrocksystems.com X-Email-Count: 1 X-Source-Cap: c29saWRycjI7c29saWRycjI7Ym94ODY3LmJsdWVob3N0LmNvbQ== X-IsSubscribed: yes X-SW-Source: 2017-03/txt/msg00009.txt.bz2 > On Mar 1, 2017, at 6:22 PM, Steven Penny wrote: >=20 > On Wed, 1 Mar 2017 09:42:27, cyg Simple wrote: >> Oh but it is. We're discussing the bike shed named /bin/sh. >> One of the color names is bash the other is dash; it's still the same >> bike shed. >=20 > I see, when you realize your argument does not hold water, you resort to = name > calling. Here are concrete arguments: >=20 > 1. Debian uses Dash as /bin/sh > 2. Ubuntu uses Dash as /bin/sh > 3. The POSIX standard defines sh, and by definition Dash is closer to thi= s than > Bash > 4. Dash is 3-5 times faster than Bash > 5. While it might be upsetting to some users, _they_ have made an error in > assuming Bash is /bin/sh, it would not be our error in switching to a sh= ell > that is closer to POSIX sh >=20 > Now, perhaps you can add a constructive post, or do you want to start wit= h some > "yo momma" jokes? He didn't call anyone names. He said that was a bike shed argument. Which i= s getting more accurate the longer this "discussion" goes on. You've argued your point. If you like dash, then use it. There are valid re= asons (which several others have made) not to force others to use it. The decision isn't yours. Or mine. And the ones whose decision it is will s= witch or they won't. Let's move on. -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple