Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 23:45:29 -0400 From: Mike Jakubik <mikej@rogers.com> To: Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [RFC] Removal of Fortran from the base system Message-ID: <4477CB59.6040802@rogers.com> In-Reply-To: <20060527032148.GA2777@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> References: <20060527024407.GA2525@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <4477C401.2080307@rogers.com> <20060527032148.GA2777@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
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Steve Kargl wrote: > On Fri, May 26, 2006 at 11:14:09PM -0400, Mike Jakubik wrote: > >> Agreed, who the hell still uses Fortran? >> > > I don't see a smiley, so I can only assume you're speaking > out of ignorance of the Fortran language. I guess I can > also assume you have no knowledge of numerical analysis > and high performance computing. > > PS: Check the ChangeLog for gfortran. > Yes, i have no experience with Fortran, but the words high performance computing and the name of a prehistoric programming language just don't appear in my sentences. Once again, who the hell uses Fortan on FreeBSD? 0.1% of all users?
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