Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 09:43:04 -0800 From: Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@komquats.com> To: Joshua Armstrong <jarmstrong@wi.rr.com>, "freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org" <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>, "freebsd-arch@freebsd.org" <freebsd-arch@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: The future of fortune(6) Message-ID: <20171122174355.093811B3@spqr.komquats.com>
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I'm in favour of removing fortune entirely and replacing it with a shell script. IIRC there's at least one port that uses fortune. Making whatever currently remains of fortune a new port to address any resulting fallout and POLA from its removal from base. --- Sent using a tiny phone keyboard. Apologies for any typos and autocorrect. Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com> or <cy@freebsd.org> --- -----Original Message----- From: Joshua Armstrong Sent: 22/11/2017 08:51 To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org; freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: RE: The future of fortune(6) I also think the tips on login are helpful. I would be in favor of making freebsd-tips the default cookie file (with the possibility of supplying other files as well) and removing the offensive option. -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Warner Losh Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2017 10:36 AM To: Benno Rice Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org; freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: The future of fortune(6) On Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 9:29 AM, Benno Rice <benno@freebsd.org> wrote: > Hello, all! > > With the removal of the fortune datfiles I think it’s time to have a > discussion about fortune(6). > > fortune now defaults to using a fortune file that no longer exists: > > $ fortune > No fortunes found in /usr/share/games/fortune:/usr/ > local/share/games/fortune. > > fortune is still used in the default .login/.profile to show entries > from the still existing freebsd-tips: > > $ grep fortune /usr/share/skel/* > /usr/share/skel/dot.login:if ( -x /usr/bin/fortune ) /usr/bin/fortune > freebsd-tips /usr/share/skel/dot.profile:if [ -x /usr/bin/fortune ] ; > then /usr/bin/fortune freebsd-tips ; fi $ fortune freebsd-tips If you > need a reminder to leave your terminal, type "leave +hhmm" where > "hhmm" represents in how many hours and minutes you need to leave. > -- Dru <genesis@istar.ca> > > fortune also still has flags for showing offensive entries and the like. > > I would like people’s opinion on which of the following two paths we > should take: > > 1) Complete removal of fortune and freebsd-tips, remove its usage from > the default .login/.profile files. > > 2) Reworking fortune(6) to remove the offensive fortune flag and make > freebsd-tips the default, possibly by symlinking it as > /usr/share/games/fortune/fortunes. > > Personally I lean towards the first option. > (3) Do #1 except replace fortune with a single line shell script: #!/bin/sh to not break everybody's login scripts. Possibly with an optional echo "please remove fortune from .profile/.cshrc" I personally lean towards #2 though. I think the freebsd-tips are useful. Warner _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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