Re: [RFC] remove GNU rcs from FreeBSD 12

On Sat, Nov 05, 2016 at 02:07:21PM +0100, Ronald Klop wrote:
> On Thu, 03 Nov 2016 03:17:23 +0100, Julian Elischer <julian_at_freebsd.org>  
> wrote:
> 
> >On 26/10/2016 2:27 AM, Eivind Nicolay Evensen wrote:
> >>On Sun, Sep 11, 2016 at 03:38:04PM +0200, Baptiste Daroussin wrote:
> >>>hi,
> >>>
> >>>For long we are planning to remove GNU rcs from base, after a failed  
> >>>attempt
> >>>before FreeBSD 10.0. Let see where we are to be able to remove it from  
> >>>FreeBSD
> >>>12.
> >
> >why should we remove it?
> >What will replace it?  it's an integral part of many people's systems.
> 
> Firefox/perl/java is also an integral part of many people's system. But it  
> is not in base.


I see a big difference between these two

First providing something people find useful enough that it affects their
decision about whether or not to use a system, then stopping providing it.

versus

Not including any and all available software packages.


I don't think I'm entirely along in that view.

I also thought that perl was a good example of another piece of software
that once was provided and no longer is.




-- 
Eivind