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Date:      Wed, 16 Dec 1998 14:44:49 -0700
From:      Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>
To:        Alfred Perlstein <bright@hotjobs.com>
Cc:        Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>, Steve Kargl <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:  <199812162144.OAA25406@mt.sri.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9812161639390.27793-100000@bright.fx.genx.net>
References:  <199812162109.OAA24884@mt.sri.com> <Pine.BSF.4.05.9812161639390.27793-100000@bright.fx.genx.net>

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> One more plus, for FreeBSD users but not FreeBSD maintainers is that
> Fortran upkeep will be manditory, ei. marking fortran as 'broken' wouldn't
> happen.

This isn't a plus.  Because f77 is in the core, it's never maintained.
If it were outside the core, it would be easier for someone to maintain
it.



Nate

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