Re:macOS 10.15 Catalina: The Art Technica Review
by rhinoceraptor on Monday October 07, 2019 @04:15PM
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You can install it manually if you want. The reason they did it is their version of bash is ancient since they don't want GPLv3 in the operating system.
Re:macOS 10.15 Catalina: The Art Technica Review
by kking50 on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @12:04PM
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Nooooo! Don't make me INSTALL a standard-compliant shell!! Make me install a NON-standard-compliant shell.
It's better to have an old version of a standard-compliant shell be the default. Users can easily install the latest bash/zsh, but make that a personal choice.
The license isn't a valid reason to swap out bash.
Re:macOS 10.15 Catalina: The Art Technica Review
by octoberrust on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @09:54AM
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I'm pretty sure bash still comes with the system. It's only the default shell which is easily configurable.
I don't have an issue if people want to use/download zsh, but making it the OS default is a huge mistake! From the zsh docs themselves:
"Broadly, bash has paid more attention to standards compliancy (i.e. POSIX) for longer, and has so far avoided the more abstruse interactive features (programmable completion, etc.) that zsh has." ~http://zsh.sourceforge.net/FAQ/zshfaq02.html#l14
Don't make a less-standards compliant shell the default! Bash is one of the few programs I can rely on between all my different devices.