Re: CVS commit: src/games/cgram

[christos%astron.com@localhost (Christos Zoulas)]

In article <20130804152827.B42AE14A169%mail.netbsd.org@localhost>,
Mindaugas Rasiukevicius  <rmind%netbsd.org@localhost> wrote:
>Greg Troxel <gdt%ir.bbn.com@localhost> wrote:
>> 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.
>
>Perhaps there is some sense in honouring the tradition to have games set,
>but even then I think there is very little value in doing that.  It is way
>more valuable to include such historical material as CSRG source code, but
>even then.. it does not have to be in the base.
>
>So, I agree.

Once we have syspkgs there will be an option. This is a tiny addition and
it is useful as a game. I don't see why not. It is not like games cause
a lot of maintenance pain to the community.

christos