RFC: Snappy shell

[Nathan Haines]

On 06/18/2015 03:06 AM, Mark Shuttleworth wrote:
> Imagine that every snap can provide a terminal shell command. The
> mythical "comfy" framework snap could thus provide a traditional shell,
> other snaps can provide CLI environments suitable for them. So if I
> install an ICOS snap, I can say something like:

I was pondering much the same basic idea.  I'd sort of like a bash shell 
by default, but it does seem like a per-snap CLI would be really nifty.

That way I get my comfy Linux shell that I've been using for two 
decades, but an Ubuntu Core router could have an IOS style shell, or a 
home automation unit could have some really easy to use shell for 
turning on the kitchen lights or displaying the interior temperature. 
All the better if it's the default experience but optional.

And that's one of the really compelling strengths of having modular 
snaps that fit into Ubuntu Core after all: task and application 
independence.

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Nathan Haines
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