[Bug 61463] Re: Script that are using bash could be broken with the new symlink

2007-02-05 Thread jharms
A provactive reply to a provocative reply: in case you are short of ideas on how to create difficulties to the user who uses the programs he has always used, have you considered withdrawing support for ipv4? How do you define a "broken program"? Do you consider that Ubuntu should only be used by t

[Bug 61463] Re: Script that are using bash could be broken with the new symlink

2007-01-24 Thread jharms
It is normal that developers have one point of view and users have another. Somewhere there should be management to pronounce priorities and guidelines. I trust the competence of developers, but my confidence in management of Ubuntu is severely shaken: if developers develop software, users shout t

[Bug 61463] Re: Script that are using bash could be broken with the new symlink

2007-01-14 Thread jharms
Here is a nice illustration in support of arguments made in this discussion. I am a visitor, I tried Ubuntu to see whether it is worth while to consider switching to Ubuntu. I got stuck with (1) some simple scripts that use shell variable indirection and dont work in Ubuntu and (2) the vpnc library