Re: Remove chat/xchat

[maya%netbsd.org@localhost]

On Sat, Dec 22, 2018 at 10:12:03AM +0000, nia wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 20, 2018 at 05:39:35PM +0000, maya%netbsd.org@localhost wrote:
> > On Thu, Dec 20, 2018 at 03:03:40PM +0100, Kamil Rytarowski wrote:
> > > On 20.12.2018 13:15, nia wrote:
> > > > XChat's development has been stalled for nearly a decade now.
> > > > 
> > > > chat/hexchat is a fork remains under active development.
> > > > 
> > > > I think XChat should be removed from pkgsrc. Are there any objections?
> > > > 
> > > > nia
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > xchat is my goto IRC client if I need gui.
> > > 
> > > Are there any issues with it?
> > > 
> > 
> > https://blog.tingping.se/2018/03/02/when-distros-get-it-wrong.html
> 
> this seems good to cite in the commit message. Just need an ok and to make
> sure everyone knows to use hexchat instead.

Personally I am strongly convinced, but people like to wait for
controversial changes. People get upset when they feel like they haven't
had time to disagree before changes were made.
Give a month for objections?

Let kamil try out hexchat, for example.
Kamil, are you OK with it?