On Sun, Feb 20, 2022 at 5:05 PM Dan Cross <crossd@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> At this point, it feels like the die has been cast. Readline, or something
> like it, is "good enough" and those working with something plan9-like don't
> need the functionality at all. Arguably, on Unix-style systems it would be
> cleaner to do in the kernel, but aside from aesthetics, what's the
> incentive to change?
>

Actually, isn't it usually better to put functionality in userspace
libraries than inside an OS kernel, where feasible?

Big kernels are buggier and less secure.