From owner-freebsd-hackers Wed Dec 16 17:21:58 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id RAA14069 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 17:21:58 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from zippy.cdrom.com (zippy.cdrom.com [204.216.27.228]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id RAA14061 for ; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 17:21:55 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jkh@zippy.cdrom.com) Received: from zippy.cdrom.com (jkh@localhost.cdrom.com [127.0.0.1]) by zippy.cdrom.com (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id RAA50338; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 17:21:05 -0800 (PST) To: "M. L. Dodson" cc: Benedikt Stockebrand , hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Fortran in the base system (was Re: sysinstall) In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 16 Dec 1998 09:56:19 CST." <199812161556.JAA01638@beowulf.utmb.edu> Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 17:21:04 -0800 Message-ID: <50335.913857664@zippy.cdrom.com> From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > And I was willing to let the matter drop, but the flame content > of the replies to Steve Kargl's comments seem unwarranted IMO. > So, let me point out to those who seem so unsympathetic (and I am > NOT ANY LONGER SUGGESTING THE ADDITION OF FORTRAN TO THE BASE > SYSTEM -- shouting done on purpose!) the basis of my suggestion FWIW, I would be more than happy to see fortran be a part of the base system. Yes it's big and gnarly, but there's a lot of fortran still out there and most number crunching weenies don't want to take time out to figure out how to install the stupid thing, they just want to get their work done. My only reservation here is that most truly decent fortran compilers are commercial and I have to wonder at the general utility of any of the freebie versions. - Jordan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message