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Who cares, as long as it's not my shell. The old shells and terminals won't disappear, and if some new relevant standard emerges, people will port it.
> People forgot what shells are for, and what scripting is for
Shells are for the people, and scripting might be for people, depending on whether it's a oneshot-script. Maybe you forgot too what they are for?
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Who cares, as long as it's not my shell. The old shells and terminals won't disappear, and if some new relevant standard emerges, people will port it.
> People forgot what shells are for, and what scripting is for
Shells are for the people, and scripting might be for people, depending on whether it's a oneshot-script. Maybe you forgot too what they are for?