[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> On Mon, 16 Jul 2001, Chuck Mead wrote:
>
> > responded to their critics in a very valid way... now if a veteran
> > claiming to be an expert wants to criticize them then why not
> > criticize something that was/is not a response/improvement to
> > previous criticism
>
> OK, how about the fix they gave for the ls vs. sort disparity in 7.0?
> Yes, Trond, I do understand that glibc started the whole thing. Every
> other distro allowed for that, at least in the English installs.
> In v7.0, unmodified, sort produced a listing that ignored leading dots
> and case. ls was still POSIX compliant.
> So in 7.1, unmodified, sort AND "ls -a" ignore case and leading dots.
> Looks just like DOS. Breaks scripts at an amazing rate. At least they
> left the dot files hidden.
Solaris does the same thing in their last release, FWIW.
> Or, what security issues induced RedHat to begin including a networked
> host's FQDN in the loopback line of /etc/hosts?
Not a security issue - just keeping your desktop working when your IP
changes (e.g. you plug in your laptop).
--
Trond Eivind Glomsrød
Red Hat, Inc.
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