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Date:      Mon, 19 Feb 2001 12:35:29 -0700 (MST)
From:      Nate Williams <nate@yogotech.com>
To:        Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
Cc:        Nate Williams <nate@yogotech.com>, Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>, "Matthew N. Dodd" <winter@jurai.net>, Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za>, Matt Dillon <dillon@earth.backplane.com>, arch@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Summary of List of things to move from main tree to ports
Message-ID:  <14993.30081.750406.894363@nomad.yogotech.com>
In-Reply-To: <20010219151607.A18841@caldera.de>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0102170432471.884-100000@sasami.jurai.net> <200102170951.CAA28641@usr05.primenet.com> <14990.45415.531767.116635@nomad.yogotech.com> <20010219151607.A18841@caldera.de>

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> > > > > I'd really like to see the wall between "base" and "ports" broken down.
> > > > 
> > > > base system
> > > > layered software packages
> > > > 3rd party software packages
> > > > 
> > > > Humm... I seem to recall another OS that did this sort of thing -20- years
> > > > ago.
> > > 
> > > SCO did this.
> > 
> > Sys III did this, ~20 years ago.
> 
> At least the Sys III source tree I have does not have this feature...

The distribution for the IBM XT that I have has everything broken up
into base system, layered software packages, and the manuals talk about
3rd party packages.


Nate


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