On Mon, Sep 18, 2006 at 06:57:52PM +0200, Pavel Cahyna wrote:
> Therefore, I propose to change the default shell to /bin/sh, which has
> quite reasonable line editing functionality. 

Actually another option is to make /bin/ksh the default. It has the
following advantages which matter for interactive use:

- optional history file
- tab completion is on by default and works on command names, too
- expansion of variables in prompt (you can make a nice prompt showing your
  $PWD)

otoh, its line editing is a bit awkward on command lines wider than
screen.

I have no strong opinion here...

Pavel