GSoC: BSD text tools
Eitan Adler
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Tue May 25 15:33:39 UTC 2010
> No. Do not remove groff or associated tools from /usr/src !
> Roff has been in Unix /usr/src since '77 or earlier.
> A lot of people use tools from that descendancy as production tools.
So? If it isn't a very commonly used tool and isn't necessary for 99%
of cases I don't seem the harm of removing it from base and making it
a port?
>
> However if you just mean
> "I'll be working on getting man to call XYZ rather than groff"
> then I have no comment.
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Eitan Adler
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