RFC: Removing file(1)+libmagic(3) from the base system

[Colin Percival]

> On Wed, May 23, 2007 at 09:38:46AM -0700, Colin Percival wrote:
>> FreeBSD architects and file(1) maintainer,
>>
>> I'd like to remove file(1) and libmagic(3) from the FreeBSD base system
>> for the following reasons:
>> 1. I don't see it as being a necessary component of a UNIX-like operating
>> system.

Ok, so far I've seen 3 votes in favour (including my own) and 15 votes against
removing file; so I guess it's not time to swing the axe quite yet.

David, could you please import file-4.21 to the vendor branch once it is
released?  Or if you don't mind importing something onto the vendor branch
which isn't quite what the vendor distributed, I can give you a security
patch generated against file-4.20.

Colin Percival