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> why does posix sh deserve to win? It's plaintext pipes approach is really frustrating in 2016. I think that in many aspects plaintext has won. Many historica
by fao_ 11y ago
> why does posix sh deserve to win? It's plaintext pipes approach is really frustrating in 2016.
I think that in many aspects plaintext has won. Many historical records of the last century will be or have already been lost, because of formats that nobody can read.
OTOH, plaintext is readable and supported by almost everything under the sun.
- KirinDave 11y agoI think it is weird that people say "plaintext has won" when basically every data format under the sun is structured, no one keeps data unencrypted, and transport protocols have basically grabbed all the mindshare as storage protocols. But keep in mind I think it is bad for pipes only.