macOS 10.15 Catalina: The Art Technica Review

macOS 10.15 Catalina: The Art Technica Review(arstechnica.com)

15 points by jakewalker 6 years ago | 5 comments

kking50 6 years ago |

Nooo don't make zsh the default shell. Wtf is Apple doing?

I don't have an issue if people want to use/download zsh, but making it the OS default is a huge mistake! From the zsh docs themselves:

"Broadly, bash has paid more attention to standards compliancy (i.e. POSIX) for longer, and has so far avoided the more abstruse interactive features (programmable completion, etc.) that zsh has." ~http://zsh.sourceforge.net/FAQ/zshfaq02.html#l14

Don't make a less-standards compliant shell the default! Bash is one of the few programs I can rely on between all my different devices.

rhinoceraptor 6 years ago | |

You can install it manually if you want. The reason they did it is their version of bash is ancient since they don't want GPLv3 in the operating system.

kking50 6 years ago | | |

Nooooo! Don't make me INSTALL a standard-compliant shell!! Make me install a NON-standard-compliant shell.

It's better to have an old version of a standard-compliant shell be the default. Users can easily install the latest bash/zsh, but make that a personal choice.

The license isn't a valid reason to swap out bash.

abinaya_rl 6 years ago |

Reminder: 32-bit apps will not work in Catalina. If you use your computer as your main work machine, hold off on the update. You're bound to run into a random forgotten app you use every once in a while that's no longer supported.

To see what's still 32-bit on your mac, go to:

Apple icon > About this mac > system report > applications > then click the 64-bit column to sort. No will be 32-bit apps.