diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e731325..a71b593 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -223,7 +223,8 @@ So, save you some typing with a shell alias:
 
 ## Scripting
 
-NOTE: this is brand new! Expect limitations and changes.
+> [!NOTE]
+> this is brand new! Expect limitations and changes.
 
 Get the `ciel` binary and call it with your .lisp script:
 
diff --git a/ciel.asd b/ciel.asd
index 90b75a8..b35d52d 100644
--- a/ciel.asd
+++ b/ciel.asd
@@ -20,12 +20,22 @@
                :access
                :alexandria
                :arrow-macros
-               :fof  ;; file-object-finder
+
+               ;; Those are two dependencies that we like,
+               ;; but that depend on osicat, hence complicate deployment of binaries.
+               ;; check with (ql:who-depends-on "osicat")
+               ;; Maybe create a sub-system with them.
+               ;;
+               ;; :fof  ;; concise file-object finder.
+               ;; :moira  ;; monitor and restart background threads.
+               ;;
+               ;; see
+               ;; https://gitlab.com/ambrevar/fof/-/issues/6
+               ;; https://github.com/ruricolist/moira/issues/1
 
                ;; threads
                :bordeaux-threads
                :trivial-monitored-thread
-               :moira
                :lparallel
                :cl-cron
 
diff --git a/docs/dependencies.md b/docs/dependencies.md
index b7e836f..a837dcf 100644
--- a/docs/dependencies.md
+++ b/docs/dependencies.md
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ variables and and function return values.
 - easy-routes: Yet another routes handling utility on top of Hunchentoot
 - fiveam: A simple regression testing framework
 - fn: Some macros for lambda brevity
-- fof: File-object finder. Enable rapid file search, inspection and manipulation.
+<!-- currently removed: -->
+<!-- - fof: File-object finder. Enable rapid file search, inspection and manipulation. -->
 - for: An extensible iteration macro library.
 - fset: A functional set-theoretic collections library.
 See: http://www.ergy.com/FSet.html
@@ -42,7 +43,8 @@ See: http://www.ergy.com/FSet.html
 - nodgui: Tck-Tk graphical user interfaces. nodgui is a fork of Ltk with a built-in theme and more widgets.
 - metabang-bind: Bind is a macro that generalizes multiple-value-bind, let, let*, destructuring-bind, structure and slot accessors, and a whole lot more.
 - modf: A SETF like macro for functional programming
-- moira: Monitor and restart background threads.
+<!-- currently removed: -->
+<!-- - moira: Monitor and restart background threads. -->
 - named-readtables: Library that creates a namespace for readtables akin
   to the namespace of packages.
 - parse-float: Parse floating point values in strings.
diff --git a/docs/libraries.md b/docs/libraries.md
index 3465750..7124237 100644
--- a/docs/libraries.md
+++ b/docs/libraries.md
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ filesystem:truenamize
 filesystem:with-current-directory
 ```
 
-We include the [FOF (File-object finder)](https://gitlab.com/ambrevar/fof/) library, which is very useful to:
+We'd like to mention the [FOF (File-object finder)](https://gitlab.com/ambrevar/fof/) library, which is very useful to:
 
 - search for files, recursively or not, and filter with our predicates,
 - inspect the file objects with the regular `inspect` or `describe`
@@ -512,6 +512,8 @@ In practice, it mostly supersedes:
 Note that FOF is not meant to manipulate arbitrary paths of non-existing files.
 Consider using [ppath](https://github.com/fourier/ppath) instead.
 
+> Note: `fof` isn't shipped by default in CIEL anymore since 2023, Nov 18th, you should `quickload`. While still useful, it complicates a little bit the deployment of executables because of its dependency on Osicat, which depends on its own `libosicat.so` shared library.
+
 Quick examples:
 
 ~~~lisp
@@ -773,7 +775,8 @@ We ship:
 
 [Lparallel](https://lparallel.org/)
 
-[Moira](https://github.com/ruricolist/moira) (monitor and restart background threads)
+<!-- currently removed: <2023-11-18 Sat> see .asd -->
+<!-- [Moira](https://github.com/ruricolist/moira) (monitor and restart background threads) -->
 
 [trivial-monitored-thread](http://quickdocs.org/trivial-monitored-thread/)