On Wed, 15 Feb 2023 12:48:10 +1000 Martin D Kealey <mar...@kurahaupo.gen.nz> wrote:
> > There are still Linux versions shipping with bash-4.2, which was released > > in 2010. > > > > Is anyone surprised by this, when new versions cannot be trusted? It is, perhaps, telling that two of the most notable rolling Linux distributions continue to hold off from issuing 5.2 in their stable channels. That includes Arch, the very same Arch that routinely performs same-day releases from upstream without any semblance of QA - including for glibc - and generally doesn't bother to backport any critical fixes between upstream releases. > So if I make "Bash6" as a fork of Bash 5.1, with the following guarantees, > would anyone be interested in adopting it? > It seems like a lot to take on but count me in as being interested. -- Kerin Millar