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From: randy@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu (Randy Orrison)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: Where to get a cheap shell with history
Message-ID: <3282@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu>
Date: 23 Dec 87 05:38:46 GMT
References: <1257@boulder.Colorado.EDU> <9069@utzoo.UUCP> <288@splut.UUCP> <3427@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> <1486@osiris.UUCP>
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In article <1486@osiris.UUCP> mjr@osiris.UUCP (Marcus J. Ranum) writes:
>	What is the status of the sh(1) released with MINIX ? It's 
>a re-implement of the Bourne shell, and isn't it freely distributable ?
>Might not be too hard to get a copy of that and hack and snip...

Alas, this isn't true.  Minix (including utilities) is copyright by Prentice
Hall, with limited redistribution allowed, and that for educational purposes
only.

However, someday, hopefully, GNU will provide you with what you want.  Send
them money, or write a sh and donate it to them!

	-randy
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