GNU bug report logs - #56461
Make net/rlogin.el obsolete

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>
Cc: rgm <at> gnu.org, larsi <at> gnus.org, stefan <at> marxist.se, 56461 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#56461: Make net/rlogin.el obsolete
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2022 14:35:38 +0300

> Cc: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>, Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>,
>  56461 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> From: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2022 12:42:41 +0200
> 
> >>>>> On Mon, 11 Jul 2022 12:34:31 +0200, Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> said:
> 
>     Lars> Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se> writes:
>     >> I guess net/rlogin.el should be obsoleted.  It has a pretty bad name (no
>     >> one uses rlogin these days) and seems to add nothing useful over
>     >> e.g. `M-x shell RET ssh <foo>'.
> 
>     Lars> Yes, I agree -- it should be obsoleted.
> 
> How about we just remove it? I know it defaults to using ssh these
> days, but we just shouldnʼt mention the r* commands anywhere.

We don't remove stuff before we obsolete it and let users adapt
themselves (or holler).

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