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Date:      Fri, 18 Dec 1998 11:33:28 +1000 (EST)
From:      Andrew Kenneth Milton <akm@zeus.theinternet.com.au>
To:        tlambert@primenet.com (Terry Lambert)
Cc:        nate@mt.sri.com, sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu, bs_13943_34262@adimus.de, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Fortran in the base system (was Re: sysinstall)
Message-ID:  <199812180133.LAA10066@zeus.theinternet.com.au>
In-Reply-To: <199812180123.SAA19532@usr08.primenet.com> from Terry Lambert at "Dec 18, 98 01:23:11 am"

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+----[ Terry Lambert ]---------------------------------------------
| > > There is already a Fortran compiler in the base system.
| > 
| > I'd argue (heck, I am arguing. :) that it should be removed.
| 
| And the C compiler, while you are at it.

I will personally hunt down and publically humiliate anyone who
does this...

| Let's see, are we leaving out any of the steps used by Sun to
| piss off people who used to buy SunOS before they unbundled
| the languages?

Charging (a substantial amount) for the 'ansi' C and C++ compilers,
that used to come with box, without making the hardware/OS cheaper.

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