> (PSARC: do we need to add a best practice/policy that says that > new functionality added to /usr/bin tools needs to also be added > to /usr/gnu/bin equivalents if they exist to avoid causing > problems for users with /usr/gnu/bin first in their $PATH, > like the OpenSolaris 2008.05 default user setup?)
Longer term, it's not clear what the disposition will be of these tools in the OpenSolaris 2008.05 binary product. It's possible that instead of leveraging /usr/gnu/bin being at the front of the PATH, the GNU features will be made to the "classic" utilities. Or perhaps, the changes will occur the other way around. I think it's ultimately the Indiana project team that will need to propose policy in this area although I suspect the resolution may differ on a utility-by-utility basis. dsc
