Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2017 19:34:52 -0800 From: "Chris H" <bsd-lists@BSDforge.com> To: "Cy Schubert" <Cy.Schubert@komquats.com> Cc: <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>, "RW" <rwmaillists@googlemail.com> Subject: Re: The future of fortune(6) Message-ID: <307f8e8d0ad15d2d00e74a9b602c8c19@udns.ultimatedns.net> In-Reply-To: <201711261711.vAQHBhbc098993@slippy.cwsent.com>
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On Sun, 26 Nov 2017 09:11:43 -0800 "Cy Schubert" <Cy=2ESchubert@komquats=2Ecom>= said > In message <20171126163259=2E6fb55366@gumby=2Ehomeunix=2Ecom>, RW via=20 > freebsd-hackers > writes: > > On Sun, 26 Nov 2017 07:59:52 -0800 > > Cy Schubert wrote: > > > > > > > Lastly=2E I'm not totally against games=2E My 4 and 5 year old grandkids > > > play games on game tablets=2E However I would never let my grandkids > > > even see what fortune spits out=2E Much of it was offensive=2E I would > > > have been ashamed had they seen some of the outputs=2E > > > > You have to try quite hard to find them, they aren't given by default, > > and: > > > > $ fortune -o=20 > > No fortunes found > > in /usr/share/games/fortune:/usr/local/share/games/fortune=2E >=20 > Let's take an example, when I was ~ 35 years younger than now=2E >=20 > A buddy of mine had a 3 year old son=2E His son would insert an MS DOS flop= py=20 > disk and power on his XT clone computer=2E Once booted his 3 year old son= =20 > removed the floppy and inserted his favourite game, entered the command o= n=20 > the command line and started playing=2E Kids today are much more capable th= an=20 > my friend's son was so many years ago=2E >=20 > We already have a port that can support it=2E Someone could repocopy the po= rt=20 > to just install fortune=2E >=20 > It's 2017=2E If Red Hat doesn't support fortune why should we? OK this is the 2nd time you've said that, and I'm afraid I'm going to have = to respond=2E :) FreeBSD is *not* Red Hat, nor any other "flavor" of Linux=2E Who cares if som= e other flavor of OS does, or does not "do it"=2E Sorry=2E I *greatly* appreciate that FreeBSD is /different/ than all the Linu= x flavors, and would dearly hate that it felt that it should feel/be "Linux l= ike"=2E Over sensitive? Perhaps=2E But I simply couldn't resist=2E I'm done now=2E :) --Chris >=20 >=20 > --=20 > Cheers, > Cy Schubert <Cy=2ESchubert@cschubert=2Ecom> > FreeBSD UNIX: <cy@FreeBSD=2Eorg> Web: http://www=2EFreeBSD=2Eorg >=20 > =09The need of the many outweighs the greed of the few=2E
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