> On Wed, 9 Dec 1998, Alan Cox wrote: > > > > And then there is the issue of referencing a /bin/sh standard. If not > > > POSIX, then a predecessor. Maybe the XPG3 Shell specifcation, as > > > suggested by Andrew Josey. > > > > > > I'd like us to specify POSIX.2 in the draft for now. > > > > Definitely - but why call it /bin/sh ? > > Think of it as source compatability with other UNIX systems.
I prefer to think of it as breakage of back compatibility of other LINUX systems first.
