I think that it won't happen. There are reasons for the tools to be there. When writing scripts, one often relies on the easiest way of producing information.

I think that it won't happen. There are reasons for the tools to be there. When writing scripts, one often relies on the easiest way of producing information. This is something that the author doesn't understand or ignores. `uname` is indeed very often used in scripts, which is considerably more convenient than parsing `/proc/version` manually; removing it would very likely break a lot of programs. I don't know about how frequently `bc` is used in scripts, however, bash does not support floating point operations, so I assume it's the typical first choice. The article seems to be the equivalent of a tabloid piece, especially considering the author's previous posts¹ ("Cyber Week 2020: 13 ideas for what to buy the sysadmin in your life"). I'm baffled by how Red Hat can employ such writers. [¹] https://www.redhat.com/sysadmin/users/khess https://www.redhat.com/sysadmin/users/khess - need to click on "Load More" multiple times.