Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 12:37:47 -0700 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: Rajappa Iyer <rsi@panix.com> Cc: Jordan Hubbard <jkh@osd.bsdi.com>, tlambert@primenet.com, wmoran@iowna.com, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD Mall now BSDCentral Message-ID: <20010712123747.D6019@xor.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <200107100731.f6A7VxR05700@panix1.panix.com>; from rsi@panix.com on Tue, Jul 10, 2001 at 03:31:59AM -0400 References: <200107100342.UAA13676@usr01.primenet.com> <20010709213102G.jkh@osd.bsdi.com> <200107100731.f6A7VxR05700@panix1.panix.com>
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--oj4kGyHlBMXGt3Le Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, Jul 10, 2001 at 03:31:59AM -0400, Rajappa Iyer wrote: > Jordan Hubbard <jkh@osd.bsdi.com> writes: >=20 > > Well, I'd sorta like to *see* them before writing the coding > > equivalent of a blank check, but given reasonably functional > > implementations, sure, I'd be happy to commit your "sysinstall > > mountpoint auto-discovery" and "release package metadata" > > enhancements. >=20 > One of the nice things I like about FreeBSD (and I daresay I'm not > alone in this) is that when I install it, I know that I'll get a > kernel with a corresponding full and functional userland. I see the > packaging of this `base system' as a bunch of (meta)packages as the > thin edge of the wedge---pretty soon FreeBSD will resemble the > hodge-podge collection of different (often conflicting) packages that > Linux is. I think all of us are aware of the shortcomings of Redhat Linnex in this regard and will be working hard to make sure we don't fall into the same traps, but still improve on what we currently have. Kris --oj4kGyHlBMXGt3Le Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (FreeBSD) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE7TfyKWry0BWjoQKURAl9lAKChvNZ9i/7BkxcoHuumMnJin/sE5QCeIw5G gQeXJ/OwiMvnQ3dmjPdAtPM= =aI6I -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --oj4kGyHlBMXGt3Le-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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