"David A. Holland" <dholland%netbsd.org@localhost> writes: > Module Name: src > Committed By: dholland > Date: Sun Aug 4 05:42:47 UTC 2013 > > Added Files: > src/games/cgram: Makefile cgram.6 cgram.c pathnames.h > > Log Message: > Add a curses gizmo for solving Sunday-paper-type cryptograms based on > substitution ciphers. It gets the cleartext from fortune. I wrote this > some years ago for my own amusement; a couple people have suggested > that I should import it. > > Approved only by groo, so I'm going to wait a couple days to hook it > to the build in case anyone demands it be removed again... I don't think this is a big deal, but: adding new programs seems to be over the line where discussion of a proposed change is warranted. Assuming we are having the prior discussion that I think should have happened, rather than a discussion about reverting: I find that src/games feels a little out of place in NetBSD, but I am 100% in favor of keeping the programs that where traditionally part of 4.4BSD and ancestors. That leads me to object to adding *anything* to /usr/games. I don't see why this should be part of the base system. It seems like it's of limited interest, and would fit better in pkgsrc. While I realize the games set is optional, the default install is "install everything", and a Unix system feels historically incomplete without adventure, even if I never run it any more. So I think it shouldn't be added.
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