> If Unix were just being developed today, without thirty years of history > and backward-compatibility to worry about, I'd submit a bug report for > things like this. I understand why it works the way it does; I just > think it was a mistake.
<cheers> <applause> <nods of approval> While it doesn't concern whitespace at all, really, Miguel de Icaza (sp?.. yes, the Gnome Guy) has a great essay on his site that was widely published called "Let's make Unix Not Suck" .. or something along those lines. Good read if you have a moment. Adaptability and modernization.. even for things as trivial as whitespace in file names.. is essentially for the progression and survival of *nix/*bsd systems. cheers, Matt
