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From: njs3@doc.ic.ac.uk (Niall Smart)
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 1997 11:41:35 +0000
In-Reply-To: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>
       "Re: mv /usr/src/games /dev/null - any objections?" (Nov  5,  7:23pm)
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Subject: Re: mv /usr/src/games /dev/null - any objections?
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On Nov 5,  7:23pm, Terry Lambert wrote:
} Subject: Re: mv /usr/src/games /dev/null - any objections?
> 
> I have to say that my introduction to UNIX was via the games.

[snip]

> If you kill the games, you damage "recruitment".

With all respect, studies show that only 1/100000 people install FreeBSD
to play text mode games.

Niall