[Gllug] just a quick question

[Rich Walker]

Nix <nix at esperi.org.uk> writes:

> On Mon, 13 Feb 2006, Dani Pardo mused:
>>    A server without Perl is like a Solaris machine with sh. When I
>>    install a new Solaris machine, the first thing I do is install
>>    bash.
>
> /usr/xpg4/bin/ksh is the POSIX standard shell (in a really stupid
> place).
>
> I'd agree that the antique Solaris /bin/sh is utterly worthless, though.

Are there *still* people who will pay for a computer with Solaris on?

I thought you could send it back as "not of merchantable fitness", on
the grounds that Free Software was better than the * they ship with?

???


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