Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2016 19:42:03 -0500 (EST) From: Daniel Feenberg <feenberg@nber.org> To: jd1008 <jd1008@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [Phishing]Re: Fortran compiler Message-ID: <alpine.LRH.2.20.1601161940050.8716@sas1.nber.org> In-Reply-To: <569AD1F6.7010008@gmail.com> References: <5426FC3A-A8F7-4B24-9CAA-1A18C176A4F1@yahoo.com> <CA%2BtpaK1ZE%2BTvATZFUss3ZOeitArVmYnx_tZVbDcKvF4ZUchxTA@mail.gmail.com> <569AD1F6.7010008@gmail.com>
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On Sat, 16 Jan 2016, jd1008 wrote: > > > On 01/16/2016 04:22 PM, Adam Vande More wrote: >> On Sat, Jan 16, 2016 at 4:15 PM, john.haraden--- via freebsd-questions < >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> wrote: >> >> > When will the base system ship with a fortran compiler? >> >> Almost certainly never. >> >> >> > Why not resurrect the old f77? >> > >> Why don't you do it and not burden base with your niche desires? >> > What a nasty NASTY response to a very very valid request. > There is a valid point in not deleting a capability merely because it has become less popular - viz ed, sed, awk etc. People appreciate the reduction in risk. daniel feenberg
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