Ian Lance Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Because sh5, as indicated by its name, is the System V shell. It will
> not be found on a pure BSD system. Similarly, ksh, the Korn shell, is
> a Bell Labs invention made well after the BSD split.
>
> Systems like Ultrix have sh5 because, although they are BSD based,
> they want to provide some System V compatibility. Pure BSD does not
> have (or want) System V compatibility.
Absolutely right! You got it!
System V and Pure BSD are just like the USA and USSR during the Cold War. We,
the Pure BSD camp, will never have anything from Missed'em-five. That's why we
are *pure* BSD. Being SysVile-free is what we are by definition.
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[Taking off my right shoe, pounding it on the desk, waving it at POSIX and
Missed'em-five, and yelling "We will bury you!"...]
