[RFC] App deprecation

Mon Apr 9 06:09:49 PDT 2007

Daniel Stone wrote:
> Time to start shedding some of the apps no-one wants or uses, I think.
> Sing out if you feel like maintaining any of:
> * ico
> * oclock
> * xbiff
> * xcalc
> * xclipboard
> * xclock
> * xconsole
> * xdbedizzy
> * xditview
> * xedit
> * xgc
> * xkbevd
> * xload
> * xman
> * xmessage
> * xmh
> * xmore
> * xphelloworld
> * xrx
>> We're stretched as it is, and I don't think we need to pretend like
> we're maintaining a full application suite. Some of these would be
> better off in other projects, maybe (xditview?). Others I don't think
> we should keep pretending to maintain, but are probably too useful to
> get rid of (twm).

If no one else volunteers, I'll take maintainership of:
xbiff xcalc xclock xconsole xload xman and xmessage
There are still users who use those on a daily basis and it would be a 
shame to drop them completely.
I'd also like to see xedit stay around, but I don't like its (lack of) 
ergonomy nor its embedded lisp interpreter -- we have [X]Emacs for that.
-- 
Matthieu Herrb