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How's that a sad fact? Non-GNU tools are horrible. Want sort -h? Want find -mmin? etc. etc.
by nodata 14y ago
How's that a sad fact? Non-GNU tools are horrible. Want sort -h? Want find -mmin? etc. etc.
- zokier 14y agoMaybe if alternative tools were more actively developed then they wouldn't be so horrible. Not having competition causes stagnation, which is the sad part.
- jlgreco 14y agoMany are actively developed, but simply do not share GNUs enthusiasm for adding new features. BSD userlands get plenty of love, but they are something I have little interest in using myself. Busybox also gets lots of development, but has much different objective than GNU. Both BSD userlands and Busybox are great.. in their niche; just like GNU is great in its.