Peter Tribble wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 2:46 PM, Dave Miner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> /usr/has/bin/sh is only 47k compressed so it really doesn't help much.
>> For reference, Fedora only includes bash, Ubuntu includes only bash and
>> dash, so SUNWzsh is a possibility, as is SUNWtcsh.
> 
> Ack. Not having decent shells *really* hurts on Ubuntu (likewise Nexenta);
> having a decent set of shells makes OpenSolaris bearable.
> 
> Tcsh is pretty tiny anyway (140k compressed). And if we trashed csh and
> made it a link to tcsh that would be even less.

We're only talking about the shells on the CD -- not what can be in the 
network repository.  I see nothing wrong with severely limiting shell 
choice in the name of space consideration.  If someone wants a different 
shell later, they can easily add it.

-- 
Shawn Walker
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