From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 7 14:39:07 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4E5CE1065695 for ; Thu, 7 Oct 2010 14:39:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Cy.Schubert@komquats.com) Received: from idcmail-mo2no.shaw.ca (idcmail-mo2no.shaw.ca [64.59.134.9]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 142D28FC19 for ; Thu, 7 Oct 2010 14:39:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pd5ml2no-ssvc.prod.shaw.ca ([10.0.153.164]) by pd5mo1no-svcs.prod.shaw.ca with ESMTP; 07 Oct 2010 08:24:05 -0600 X-Cloudmark-SP-Filtered: true X-Cloudmark-SP-Result: v=1.1 cv=dyVpuHYQJROgCHwBBw1H+I+7e1rgZIKdHwrI0HSbuo4= c=1 sm=1 a=wAGQQ9Az6v0A:10 a=BLceEmwcHowA:10 a=xA7i7079zcQA:10 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=+J+gTUrb/Bhkr9chPx4Sww==:17 a=mK_AVkanAAAA:8 a=pGLkceISAAAA:8 a=BWvPGDcYAAAA:8 a=6I5d2MoRAAAA:8 a=2kXSBunzLASjmdhlAo8A:9 a=Z372G5jMGNmgbdtdZCwA:7 a=CqygALOJ_sq1E4omWiHdq51alhAA:4 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=9xyTavCNlvEA:10 a=MSl-tDqOz04A:10 a=V7tsTZBp22UA:10 a=SV7veod9ZcQA:10 a=HpAAvcLHHh0Zw7uRqdWCyQ==:117 Received: from unknown (HELO spqr.komquats.com) ([24.68.75.245]) by pd5ml2no-dmz.prod.shaw.ca with ESMTP; 07 Oct 2010 08:24:05 -0600 Received: from cwsys.cwsent.com (cwsys [10.1.1.1]) by spqr.komquats.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8C57946E69; Thu, 7 Oct 2010 07:24:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from cwsys (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by cwsys.cwsent.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id o97EO4dJ028760; Thu, 7 Oct 2010 07:24:04 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from Cy.Schubert@komquats.com) Message-Id: <201010071424.o97EO4dJ028760@cwsys.cwsent.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.7.2 01/07/2005 with nmh-1.2 From: Cy Schubert X-os: FreeBSD X-Sender: cy@cwsent.com X-URL: http://www.komquats.com/ To: "army.of.root" In-Reply-To: Message from "army.of.root" of "Thu, 07 Oct 2010 15:00:03 +0200." <4CADC453.7010404@googlemail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Thu, 07 Oct 2010 07:24:04 -0700 Sender: Cy.Schubert@komquats.com Cc: Brandon Gooch , freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Move banner to games X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Cy Schubert List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:39:07 -0000 In message <4CADC453.7010404@googlemail.com>, "army.of.root" writes: > On 10\10\02 18:48, Paul B Mahol wrote: > > On 10/2/10, Brandon Gooch wrote: > >> On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 7:36 AM, Paul B Mahol wrote: > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> I see no point to have it in usr/bin. > >> > >> Cool! This is the first time I've heard of this program! How come the > >> folks at my university who manage the line printers have never let me > >> on to this?! > >> > >> Ahh -- wait a sec -- I'm beginning to see your point about the whole > >> "move it to games thing"... > >> > >> -Brandon aka "The Green Bar Bandit" > >> > > > > NetBSD and OpenBSD have this version in games and horizontal version > > of banner in usr/bin. > > > > I see no point to have this program(s) in base at all. > > > > I will just stop here. > > Hi, > > A horizontal version of banner could be nice for motd etc. > > I like banner. > It makes me smile and think that FreeBSD is a cosy place to be. It's been in the base for decades. People used it to print banners on reports, before laser and ink jet printers were around, when tractor feed printers ruled. Banner was more than just a game. People used it for production work. I suppose you could still use it for its intended purpose today however with the graphical tools we have today it's a little archaic. Having said that, it doesn't take up a lot of space and should probably remain where it is. BTW, I'm of the age where I did use it and tools like it (on the IBM mainframe) for real work. -- Cheers, Cy Schubert FreeBSD UNIX: Web: http://www.FreeBSD.org e**(i*pi)+1=0