Subject: Re: CVS commit: src/games/moduli
To: Elad Efrat <elad@NetBSD.org>
From: Perry E. Metzger <perry@piermont.com>
List: source-changes
Date: 01/20/2006 09:42:19
Elad Efrat <elad@NetBSD.org> writes:
> Jaromir Dolecek wrote:
>> On Thu, Jan 19, 2006 at 08:21:40PM -0500, Perry E. Metzger wrote:
>
>>> er, why /usr/src/games?
>
> why not?
>
> probably fits near factor(6) and primes(6); where would you prefer
> having it?

Factor and primes were originally "recreational", though arguably they
shouldn't be in games any more either. In any case, these programs are
certainly NOT recreational.

> the okays were for both code and location.

The location is senseless. These are not "games" in any sense
whatsoever.

>> Indeed. And why do you import these programs at all? I don't recall
>> any discussion about adding them.
>
> these are tiny programs used to generate moduli; and as shown in some
> discussion that took place at least a year ago, various people have
> various opinions about the policy wrt/generating this file.

I think bringing these programs in is quite sensible. The location is
what makes no sense to me.

Perry