> > On Fri, Apr 09, 1999 at 11:19:21PM +0900, Daniel C. Sobral wrote: > > > Right or wrong, you forgot: > > > > > > 5. BSD tradition. > > > > > > Case 5 justifies Fortran. > > > Me, I'd rather have Fortran as a port. I'd even grudgingly accept > > > fortune as a port, as a matter of fact. Our base system is bloated. > > > While a lot of widely used programs are only available through > > > ports, a lot of obscure and obsolete stuff remains on our tree. They > > > are there because of 5. As long as 5 exists, Fortran belongs in the > > > tree. If we ever get rid of 5, then it's time to get the knife to > > > our tree... Or the axe, if the vikings decide to have the first cut. > > > :-) > > > > Invoking: > > > > 6. Whoever brings patches wins. > > > > Doesn't apply for getting something *removed* from the tree. > I've had *patches* and *ports* for f2c and f77 sitting around > for at least 2 months. Search the mailing list.
I offered to do the commit work, but Jordan posted that removing Fortran from the base system wasn't something he considered acceptable, and I didn't feel like fighting him. Nate To Unsubscribe: send mail to majord...@freebsd.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
