Pirut was supposed to remain in the repository for F9 as an alternative
for this new POS interface, but "they" went ahead and obsoleted pirut
and have now removed it from F9 completely.

I don't know quite who "they" are, but I am quite angry about it.  Not
to the extent of leaving (like ESR did) but still quite angry.

Someone should explain why pirut is gone so completely.

It is still possible to grab pirut from koji or from a release which included it, and it is also possible to install it in parallel without any problem which is what I have done. It is a valuable peace of software, and I have found the usual criticism unfounded or largely exaggerated. Thanks, Jeremy! ~jf