Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2020 13:59:10 -0500 From: Pedro Giffuni <pfg@FreeBSD.org> To: cem@freebsd.org Cc: src-committers <src-committers@freebsd.org>, svn-src-all <svn-src-all@freebsd.org>, svn-src-head <svn-src-head@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: svn commit: r359005 - head/usr.bin/calendar/calendars Message-ID: <e7a0d5e4-de4d-0479-3f3d-1da6637af7f7@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <CAG6CVpWNznMiOzcbUWRPs8iQj806QFyFVUjadRUoJa0UebSAPg@mail.gmail.com> References: <202003150049.02F0n67t076614@repo.freebsd.org> <CAG6CVpWNznMiOzcbUWRPs8iQj806QFyFVUjadRUoJa0UebSAPg@mail.gmail.com>
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On 14/03/2020 21:38, Conrad Meyer wrote: > On Sat, Mar 14, 2020 at 5:49 PM Pedro F. Giffuni <pfg@freebsd.org> wrote: >> Author: pfg >> Date: Sun Mar 15 00:49:06 2020 >> New Revision: 359005 >> URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/359005 >> >> Log: >> calendar(1): Updates and corrections for some calendar files. >> >> These have an educational value and are, no doubt, an integral part of the fun >> behind running the BSDs. > Hmm. I don't believe calendar(1) has education value (or to the > extent it has quantifiable value, N <= 0). Nor does it have more > subjective "fun" value. It certainly isn't integral to the system. Some cultures despise the value of history and things like education and maps and degenerate accordingly [1]: this tool helps by hinting curiosity. Of course if the database is not populated or people don't use calendar(1) it won't be effective at all. > It's a toy of a certain era that has aged poorly. Some quite long lasting institutions like the Roman Catholic Church, which will likely outlive me and you, use it extensively: http://www.romcal.net/output/2020.htm > It belongs with other fun and non-integral components, like > sopwith(6), in ports. Ultimately that's one of the reasons why there is interest in a packaged base. There are plenty of tools in base that people don't commonly use; we have to find consensus instead of imposing our own limited views. Pedro. [1] https://youtu.be/lj3iNxZ8Dww
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