On Sat, Dec 09, 2017 at 06:33:32PM +0000, Jason McIntyre wrote: > On Sat, Dec 09, 2017 at 11:10:03AM -0700, Theo de Raadt wrote: > > > the default prompt works exactly because it doesn;t try to second guess > > > what the user wants, or what is or isn;t good for them. the mechanism > > > for changing the prompt is trivial. > > > > > > i don;t think it makes sense to change the shells in this way. > > > > Having seen bug reports with data from the wrong machine multiple > > times in the last year, especially related to Mike's new work in vmm, > > I'm sorry I have to disagree. Some developers have even rebooted > > the wrong machines. > > > > Not everyone has time to configure their development machines > > as you suggest. > > > > This change has *no impact* on the people who already take the time > > to change their prompt. It improves the lives of those who don't have > > time to do so. > > evening. > > people have plenty time to change their prompt. > > having the hostname in your prompt will not prevent you from rebooting > the wrong machine (i have found). > > this just feels like a needless deviation.
Not always, not under every circumstance. Do a chroot, forget to change your prompt back -> boom, where are you. Run vmm, forget to change your prompt. Run lots of vm. Run lots of chroot. Or, hey, find time to write scripts that will write environment that will set your prompt in a nice complex fringe case. For me, this is progress. Even if it deviates (slightly) from POSIX.
