Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2012 22:28:42 +0000 From: John <freebsd@growveg.net> To: David Jackson <djackson452@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Still having trouble with package upgrades Message-ID: <4F57E11A.8020503@growveg.net> In-Reply-To: <CAGy-%2Bi9BPhNe=bTOZF_AQdWUUhLSivqxdJs-%2B1US9prxoYyx%2BA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAGy-%2Bi-faTgPPFya8TD8rjkHG0=4E8S6Pvy2XiawXMru6z=pRQ@mail.gmail.com> <20120307175852.7de93d6f.freebsd@edvax.de> <CAGy-%2Bi8h3f4d5Omv=VZ%2BGagEnxaTNa-y6p40veRZuXR9XJusAA@mail.gmail.com> <CAFKhKgpcGU954tESsK3FFZDfmQVJLFQRK%2BsQmzCjfe%2B1raJwWw@mail.gmail.com> <CAGy-%2Bi9BPhNe=bTOZF_AQdWUUhLSivqxdJs-%2B1US9prxoYyx%2BA@mail.gmail.com>
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On 07/03/2012 18:56, David Jackson wrote: > You have just now declared complete indifference to and alienated about 99% > of the potential user base and their needs, those who could care less about > compiling source and messing with compiler options. You're forgetting that one size does *not* fit all. There are many systems and much hardware out there that needs to be tweaked before it will "just work". And there is some hardware that is non-free and will not work without some software or firmware blob. And it's "couldn't care less" not "could". -- freebsd at growveg dot net
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