Re: [PLUG] Ubuntu mawk instead of gawk

[Stephen Gran <steve@lobefin.net>]

On Tue, Sep 09, 2008 at 05:10:55PM -0400, JP Vossen said:
> Perhaps there is a better reason for it, but if so I can't find it.
> Anyone else know?

Ubuntu has, as far as I know, generally made the decision that smaller,
lighter implementations that are otherwise equivalent [0] are better.  I'm
not sure that this is always the 'right' thing, but there is a certain
sense to it.

[0] arguments about what 'equivalent' means is left as an exercise for
the reader.
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