Re: Bash security issue

[Steve Simmons]

On Sep 27, 2014, at 6:51 PM, Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com> wrote:

> On 09/27/2014 04:21 PM, Chet Ramey wrote:
>> 
>>> 2) build a 'real' /bin/sh without those compiled in. This begs the 
>>> definition of 'real', but IMHO if it's not in POSIX, it shouldn't be in 
>>> 'real' /bin/sh
>> 
>> This is dash's niche.
> 
> If you want a truly minimalist shell that will loudly complain at
> attempts to use extensions, use 'posh' instead of 'dash'.
> 
> But Chet's point remains - there's no need to dumb down bash to serve as
> a minimalist shell, because that's a maintenance burden, and there are
> already other projects that have decided to take on that role.

Noted. Thanks.

Steve