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On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 05:00:48AM -0700, Murray Stokely wrote:

> I hope Dragonfly will produce the same kinds of synergies with the FreeBS=
D=20
> Project that our ongoing relationships with NetBSD, OpenBSD, and various=
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> Linux projects have.  I'm especially interested in seeing you succeed wit=
h=20
> your package management goals, where many other attempts have failed in
> that area.

BEEP BEEP - Manager Alert! - BEEP BEEP - Manager Alert! - BEEP BEEP

Sorry Murray, but there is no excuse for the use of the word "synergies" on
any project where common sense and straight talking are the norm. :-)

P.S. - the packaging stuff is very similar to thoughts I've had on the=20
subject derived from the conversations about the installer a few weeks back=
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There may be some crossover here, so I'm keen to get on board there too, bu=
t=20
it'll be interesting to see who else gets on board. ;-)
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Paul Robinson