> http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/04/0028230 says Sun > wants to challenge Linux but I see no endeavors to renovate all of > these older buildings, starting with updating /bin/sh to ksh93. > How is Solaris going to be able to challenge anyone, including Linux, > with a default shell which doesn't even understand the basics of a > normal shell?
Actually, Indiana is going to be the endeavor to renovate all of those older buildings, as you put it. And in my mind, that also means updating /bin/sh with something more modern. That might be ksh93 or might be bash or perhaps something else altogether. The fact that you haven't seen a formal proposal to upgrade /bin/sh doesn't mean there's no intent to do the work but rather it's a lower priority at the moment than some other tasks. If you would like to do the work, please file such a RFE at http://bugs.opensolaris.org/ and then request a sponsor to work with you on integrating such a change. More information can be found here http://opensolaris.org/os/communities/participation/ dsc
