Comment 7 for bug 571958

i agree fundamentally with [a-z] == [a-zA-Z] for certain locales (can't argue with the specs!), but i will argue that no other Linux system i've ever been on does this _in the default configuration_, and that's what i'm whining about. i've been using Unix daily since the early 90's, and i've never been bitten by this before.

Sorry about the whining, but i'm still sick to my stomach over this, and will have to wait another 16 hours before i can use my netbook (that's about how long it will take to sync my files over the local WLAN, given the current xfer speed).

In summary: i understand the reason it happened, i understand the workaround (i've already edited the /etc/profile and ~/.bashrc on all of my user accounts), but i still (objectively) feel that this is a DATA LOSS bug in the default Ubuntu configuration.

That nobody else has reported it yet does indicate that it either hasn't bitten anyone (badly enough) yet, or it bit them in such a way as to render them unable to report the bug (e.g. by removing the file where they've written down the passwords to their email and Launchpad accounts), but i don't feel that this bug deserves any less attention because of that.

"The Unix command-line is case-sensitive" is a maxim of everyday Unix practice, and the current configuration is in blatant violation of that long-standing convention.

But in any case, i very much appreciate your extremely fast response and the workaround. i can't wait to try this on the RedHat and Solaris systems at work on Monday.

:)