Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 11:47:12 +0200 (MET DST) From: sos@FreeBSD.org To: stesin@gu.net (Andrew Stesin) Cc: joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org, committers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ex/vi version 1.79 now available for anonymous ftp. Message-ID: <199610240947.LAA06952@ra.dkuug.dk> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.95.961024120710.28783D-100000@creator.gu.kiev.ua> from "Andrew Stesin" at Oct 24, 96 12:19:43 pm
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In reply to Andrew Stesin who wrote:
> > Our /usr/bin/vi is already a little rusty. I would really like it if
> > somebody takes the stab and upgrades it.
>
> Two direct consequences:
>
> 1. Perl 5.003_smth goes from ports to main tree --
> packed as a big shared library, + a 8k /usr/bin/perl;
> and /usr/bin/vi and all other programs using Perl5's
> embedded features will use that shared lib.
>
> 2. Old and rusty perl4 goes to Attic.
>
> Why so many people don't like this to happen (for years) --
> who knows? As for me, Perl is as great as Tcl is, both
> are useful.
Actually I think NONE of them (tcl, perl?) belong in the base OS, but
they are fine as ports (so are the new vi :) )
We have been polluting our base tree with this stuff for too long,
and it seems we are getting a habit of more is better. Why do we have
ports at all, hell put it all in the base tree, and I'll do a
"back to basics BSD" for the purists to run... (nice idea btw)...
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Soren Schmidt (sos@FreeBSD.org) FreeBSD Core Team
So much code to hack -- so little time.
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