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2049 points bpierre | 2 comments | 30 Mar 16 16:35 UTC | HN request time: 0.406s | source
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dcw303 ◴[31 Mar 16 00:15 UTC] No.11394076[source]▶
This is good news for developers with Macs, and it has nothing to do with an option to switch platforms.

By doing this, Microsoft are legitimising bash as an OS feature for "developers who like unix". This has two effects on Apple:

1. It means they will be less likely to remove their bash CLI from a future OSX / iOS hybrid workstation OS nightmare that we all don't like to think about.

2. They will have to compete with Microsoft for customers who are "developers who like unix". Competition is good for us, the users.

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1. drakenot ◴[31 Mar 16 04:40 UTC] No.11395038[source]▶
I was thinking this as well. The bash version which is included with OS X is really old[0]. They refuse to ship any software which is licensed under GPLv3. It makes me wonder if they will reverse on that stance?

Homebrew also breaks with every major OS X release. It would be really nice to get some 1st party support on a package manager.

I feel like Apple does the bare minimum in this area to stay POSIX compliant. I would really like to see them feel some pressure here.

[0] https://www.reddit.com/r/bash/comments/393oqv/why_is_the_ver...

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2. timgws ◴[31 Mar 16 05:58 UTC] No.11395265[source]▶
Doesn't stop you from installing homebrew, and installing a newer version of bash though.