Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:30:11 +0400 From: Dmitry Sarkisov <ait_mlist@rocc.ru> To: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ports vs packages Message-ID: <20120110113011.GA47338@aperturescience.org> In-Reply-To: <4F0C0FE6.6040002@infracaninophile.co.uk> References: <CAJxePN%2BWrr6K83RGFGERzJGUXc24i95BemPOgxqAJW_2Lsfjpg@mail.gmail.com> <07e401cccefb$364338b0$a2c9aa10$@fisglobal.com> <CAHieY7RL5wf=Tk7-9KafudTFYbTHtXh9Ap9rDyVCM=5qEFN4ew@mail.gmail.com> <CALf6cgYm-U17Cm6jZtytD=bi3Nwbbr5rdV1BBHamfm5KaEKmAw@mail.gmail.com> <20120110092307.GA87677@aperturescience.org> <4F0C0FE6.6040002@infracaninophile.co.uk>
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On 10-01-2012, Tue [10:16:06], Matthew Seaman wrote: > On 10/01/2012 09:23, Dmitry Sarkisov wrote: > > Would be nice to know if there any plans on switching to pkgng or any other pkg management > > system in a future. > > pkgng is under active development with the stated aim of replacing the > current packaging system. If you want to get involved, check out the > #pkgng channel on irc.freenode.net > > It's still too early in the pkgng development cycle for a decision to > have been made about if and when it becomes the new standard packaging > system. Given it is such a major infrastructure change the switch over > will have to be carefully managed and I'd expect there to be a lot of > activity over on freebsd-ports@ while it is all in beta. > > Cheers, > > Matthew > Thanks for the info, Matthew! It's really good to see some moving forward once in a while. -- Best wishes, Dmitry Sarkisov <--\ <---+---------- <--/
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