The future of fortune(6)

[Farhan Khan]

Hi all,

I suggest removing fortune(6) from base. It is essentially a tweak and 
best left for FreeBSD derivatives (GhostBSD, TrueOS, etc), not something 
for base. It seems inappropriate for servers.

In the mean time, I would suggest having it be a symlink to /bin/true or 
display a message telling users to remove it. Then remove it entirely in 
13-STABLE.

If people want it, have it live on as a port/pkg. The same with games in 
general.

On 11/22/2017 10:04 PM, Diane Bruce wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 06:48:48PM -0800, freebsd at johnea.net wrote:
>> On 2017-11-22 18:23, Chris H wrote:
>>> On Wed, 22 Nov 2017 08:29:46 -0800 "Benno Rice" <benno at FreeBSD.org> said
>>
>>>> With the removal of the fortune datfiles I think it’s time to have a
>>>> discussion about fortune(6).
>>
>>> I'd like to suggest that fortune be re-instated, using FreeBSD tips as the
>>> default.
> 
> Please no. No no and no. This is the first irritation I remove when
> I get a new system up. Next thing I know you'all will give me CLIPPY
> flashbacks.
> 
> And pink polka dots with blue background. Ooooooo la-la!!
> 
> - Diane
>