Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 09:27:40 +0200 From: Jeremy Lea <reg@shale.csir.co.za> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>, Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> Cc: wes@softweyr.com, netmonger@genesis.ispace.com, kkennawa@physics.adelaide.edu.au, advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD certified software (was: WordPerfect 8 for Linux) Message-ID: <19981028092740.A3113@shale.csir.co.za> In-Reply-To: <199810272320.QAA12516@usr04.primenet.com>; from Terry Lambert on Tue, Oct 27, 1998 at 11:20:30PM %2B0000 References: <19981028091347.W20920@freebie.lemis.com> <199810272320.QAA12516@usr04.primenet.com>
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Hi, On Tue, Oct 27, 1998 at 11:20:30PM +0000, Terry Lambert wrote: > I was thinking in terms of a script (or package) that used the > output of "pkg_info -a -q" (or set dependencies) such that the > installation was straight-forward, given the commercial vendor's > installation media. Why not just have a new ports category called "commercial"? That way it is easy to make sure the software installs on all versions of FreeBSD, etc. and that the required dependencies are installed. Obviously this would require that FreeBSD, Inc. be supplied with demo copies of all the software :) Regards, -Jeremy -- | What will people think when they hear that I'm a Jesus freak? --+-- What will people do when they find that it's true? | I don't really care if they label me a Jesus Freak, | There ain't no disguising the truth. - d c Talk To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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