Re: Remove chat/xchat

[maya%netbsd.org@localhost]

On Sat, Dec 22, 2018 at 05:18:06PM +0000, maya%netbsd.org@localhost wrote:
> 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?

p.s. I added xchat to eol-packages, so it will show up as a security
warning, too.