[MeeGo-dev] Meego spec - for comment

[Dave Neary]

Hi,

Marius Vollmer wrote:
> In general, I think we don't need to treat the shell specially.  We
> should just fold it into the next paragraph:
> 
> 254 Commands and Utilities
> 
>     Default install of any compliant system shall provide commands and
>     utilities described the the package list of the MeeGo reference
>     implementation.
> 
> This ought to be able to cover the shell as well.  Then we just need to
> choose a shell that is acceptable to everyone, which might not be bash
> (because of its license).

Since many packages include shell scripts for pre- or post-inst
operations, or even for run-time set-up, it seems reasonable to define
some kind of subset of commands and some version of a standard shell.
Without going overboard, of course.

Similarly for scripting languages, if you're writing a Python app it's
important to know that Python 2.7.x won't be on any MeeGo device.

Cheers,
Dave.

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