> I don't understand why ksh88 would be needed in a *new* distribution.
> ksh88 is buggy and the Solaris derivate is not compatible to the
> original ksh88i from David Korn nor the ksh88 versions on AIX or
> HP/UX. All newer operating systems like Linux, SCO or AIX6 switched by
> ksh93 as /bin/ksh.
> In my opinion it does not make sense to retain ksh88 as /bin/ksh in Indiana.

Actually, the issue with ksh88 is moot - it cannot be included in
Indiana if that distribution is meant to be redistributable.  In that
case, ksh93 seems to be the logical choice as a replacement.

That said, there is still work that needs to be done (once ksh93 has
actually integrated into OpenSolaris) for it to actually replace the
current /usr/bin/ksh.  Until that work has been done and been approved
by the ARC, this replacement will not take place in the ON source
base.

dsc
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