Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2015 10:54:18 -0500 (EST) From: Daniel Feenberg <feenberg@nber.org> To: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [Phishing]Re: Migrating to FreeBSD from Debian Message-ID: <alpine.LRH.2.11.1512071051450.29221@sas1.nber.org> In-Reply-To: <444mfujmpd.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> References: <CAO-kBwffucnPVphm_ajbtAejjFiAv_Cp%2Bv7jZ-xCTX7YTqk36w@mail.gmail.com> <86poyiuynx.fsf@gmail.com> <CAA2O=b_p-HPx%2BpPyFOgJMe02d5xrJe_aXJ8ZG9z%2BdHZCNwh91Q@mail.gmail.com> <56659FC8.8020904@FreeBSD.org> <CAA2O=b-dQMpnq=nJ6RMSvwBCa4kP4PB2k4c7nbTVrwtQkzStBg@mail.gmail.com> <444mfujmpd.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
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On Mon, 7 Dec 2015, Lowell Gilbert wrote: >> But we should warn then about not mixing ports & packages. I agree, >> pkg is a good choice [when pkg only]. > > That's gradually become a much smaller issue than it used to be. What does the warning mean? That once I have installed a single package I can never use ports? So if I want a port, and already have packages, I have to uninstall all of the packages first and can never in the future install any package? That seems extreme. Or is there a less restrictive interpretation that is more correct? daniel feenberg NBER
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