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> Because the functionality in this case is a strict superset Extra functionality is always better? Then I can fork GNU, add extra junk options, and give you
by chrisseaton 5y ago
> Because the functionality in this case is a strict superset
Extra functionality is always better?
Then I can fork GNU, add extra junk options, and give you a strictly superior tool? Nonsense.
The GNU tools are the Homer Cars of UNIX. Not everyone wants that.
- throwaway09223 5y agoHey, look. As a systems guy myself I understand the aesthetic around clean and simple software. That's a totally reasonable preference. Here's the thing: GNU userland isn't some poorly designed aberration. It's by far the most popular unix userland in the world and is very commonly ported to systems which may do things differently. Almost every other unix has a distro to supply GNU userland tools on it -- no other unix userland can make the same claim. Not everyone wants it, sure. Especially people with perspectives broader than the typical user. Of course. But it's the most popular system in the world -- not some weird never-used prototype. And in the case of yes(1), I think you would have to try very hard to find a reason for a user of the tool to have a negative preference.
- ben0x539 5y ago> Then I can fork GNU, add extra junk options You likely can't, all the possible option flags already have some meaning. <:)