Kamil Rytarowski <ka...@netbsd.org> wrote on Wed, 11 Nov 2020
at 08:42:04 EST in <c2e07f81-44f3-a610-effc-ab1b3697a...@netbsd.org>:

> In the context of objections from people unaware how does catman(8) work
> at all, I accept that the most serious argument for keeping MKCATPAGES
> is that I use window(1).

The most serious argument is this: people have reliance interests on tools and 
we don't know exactly what those dependancies are. There needs to be a really 
compelling reason to remove something, and no compelling reason has been 
offered.

The standard for keeping something is very different from the standard for 
adding something new.

All the facts about why catman may not be worth using -- or that it is unused 
-- are not enough to justify its removal. There needs to be more than that. It 
needs to be a meaningful burden, or causing a problem, and there's been no 
suggestion of those things.

--
jh...@alum.mit.edu
John Hawkinson

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