Bash 5.0 released
Bash 5.0 released
Posted Jan 12, 2019 18:43 UTC (Sat) by farnz (subscriber, #17727)In reply to: Bash 5.0 released by smurf
Parent article: Bash 5.0 released
Why should Chet change a workflow that works for him just because other people have started to depend on his work without doing sufficient due diligence to ensure that what he's doing fits theit needs? Instead, why don't people who don't want to depend on Chet's workflow switch to one of dash, zsh or ksh (to name three Bourne shells that aren't bash). Alternatively, why don't people who care fork bash and work on it in ways that they think are better?
Basically, why should Chet be expected to change because other people like his work? Why can't his work be allowed to fade into historical obscurity?
Posted Jan 14, 2019 12:09 UTC (Mon)
by Wol (subscriber, #4433)
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Or, if people really do want to depend on his work, why can't they start paying him to do it!!!
I'm probably as much the cheapskate as anyone else, but I do try and give back in kind. If you're not prepared to "put your money where your mouth is" you have no right to moan, and if you are prepared then you probably have a far better view of the situation.
The reality is MUCH important software is in this sort of mess, because nobody is prepared to put their hand in their pocket. One piece of software I use has a sole dedicated developer, who is struggling to make ends meet and is also fighting illness. How's that fair? He's doing his best to support Free Software and not doing very well out of it ...
Cheers,
Bash 5.0 released
Wol