From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Nov 10 22:47:35 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id WAA01480 for hackers-outgoing; Mon, 10 Nov 1997 22:47:35 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers) Received: from hokkshideh.jetcafe.org (hokkshideh.jetcafe.org [207.155.21.4]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id WAA01470 for ; Mon, 10 Nov 1997 22:47:32 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dave@hokkshideh.jetcafe.org) Received: from hokkshideh.jetcafe.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by hokkshideh.jetcafe.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id WAA05049 for ; Mon, 10 Nov 1997 22:47:31 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199711110647.WAA05049@hokkshideh.jetcafe.org> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0zeta 7/24/97 To: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: mv /usr/src/games /dev/null - any objections? Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 22:47:31 -0800 From: Dave Hayes Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Niall Smart writes: > With all respect, studies show that only 1/100000 people install FreeBSD > to play text mode games. With all respect, I -teach- aspects of UNIX via games. As was pointed out, the VI cursor mode keys are in Rogue. Kids learn much quicker when playing games, and you will lose the Linux vs FreeBSD illusory war when you tell the kids that FreeBSD does not come with games but Linux does. ------ Dave Hayes - Altadena CA, USA - dave@jetcafe.org >>> The opinions expressed above are entirely my own <<< Freedom Knight of Usenet - http://www.jetcafe.org/~dave/usenet A suggested definition of "sin" - Trading aliveness for survival.