[indiana-discuss] Indiana, just a Linux clone with different kernel?

[Jennifer Pioch]

On 11/1/07, Mario Goebbels <me at tomservo.cc> wrote:
> > Fight over nothing? What about those people who worked hard and
> > accepted community input? It's a slap in their face, that's it.
>
> ksh93 was ported because people asked for it and there was a long
> lingering ARC. That didn't imply instant inclusion. Solaris shipped with
> ksh88 since quite some time, ostensibly better than the old Bourne
> shell, too. Not default either. No one rose a stink over this, either.
>
> As in that other huge discussion regarding the GNU tools, it's a
> preview, a beta, still in development. Things may and will change.
>
> The reason why bash is the default shell currently may as well just be
> the same why the GNU tools are preferred in this preview.

I thought Indiana is not a Linux clone and makes better choices, yes?
Maybe not and the Indiana developers - whoever they are - are just
resistant against any community input. Indiana appears to be a Linux
clone with Solaris kernel, GNU tools and no real improvements.

Jenny
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Jennifer Pioch, Uni Frankfurt