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Date:      Wed, 3 Jun 2015 13:45:55 -0700
From:      Devin Teske <dteske@FreeBSD.org>
To:        John-Mark Gurney <jmg@funkthat.com>
Cc:        Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org>, src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org, Devin Teske <dteske@FreeBSD.org>
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r283929 - head/games/grdc
Message-ID:  <4D6EF798-B894-41AC-8889-84791D925D7E@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <20150603194825.GJ50817@funkthat.com>
References:  <201506022053.t52KrIuk046680@svn.freebsd.org> <20150603194825.GJ50817@funkthat.com>

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> On Jun 3, 2015, at 12:48 PM, John-Mark Gurney <jmg@funkthat.com> =
wrote:
>=20
> Ed Maste wrote this message on Tue, Jun 02, 2015 at 20:53 +0000:
>> Author: emaste
>> Date: Tue Jun  2 20:53:17 2015
>> New Revision: 283929
>> URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/283929
>>=20
>> Log:
>>  Correct grdc(1) 12-hour display between 12:00 and 13:00
>>=20
>>  PM starts at 12:00, not 13:00.
>>=20
>>  PR:		194291, 200133
>>  Submitted by:	Nick Price
>>  MFC after:	1 week
>=20
> The fact that this was missed for a 20+ year old program shows that
> we should just remove it=E2=80=A6

FYI removal was discussed on src-commmitters@ (svn-src-all@ and
svn-src-head@ were also CC=E2=80=99d) on these days by these people:

Thread Subject: svn commit r278616 - in head: . =
contrib/netbsd-tests/games
etc etc/mtree etc/root games games/caesar games/fortune/
datfiles release/scripts share/man/man4 share/man/man6
share/man/man7 share/mk sh...

Feb 10, 2015 @ 01:47A: commit r278616 by cperciva removes grdc et. al. =
games
Feb 10, 2015 @ 01:49A: cperciva says if you want punch card support, =
e-mail off-list
Feb 10, 2015 @ 02:29A: dteske voices opposition to removal of grdc
Feb 10, 2015 @ 06:36A: Slawa Olihovchenkov voices opposition to removal =
of pom
Feb 10, 2015 @ 10:25A: Jan Beich gives opinions on grdc
Feb 10, 2015 @ 10:37A: Stanislav Sedov gives +1 for keeping grdc and
voices opposition to removal of caesar/rot13

Then fast forward to February 21:

Thread Subject: svn commit: r279150 - in head: . games games/bcd =
games/ppt
tools/build/mk
February 21, 2015 @ 11:23P: cperciva moves forward with ``Step 2 of =
eliminating
the =E2=80=9Cgames=E2=80=9D distribution=E2=80=99=E2=80=99 while =
retaining pom, grdc, rot13, and caesar utilities
based on ``an astonishing volume of email informing [cperciva] that =
those are still
being widely used.=E2=80=99'
=E2=80=94=20
Cheers,
Devin




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