Date: Sun, 7 Dec 1997 16:59:32 +0800 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> Cc: ports@FreeBSD.ORG, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 3.0 -release ? Message-ID: <19971207165932.28970@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <199712052004.NAA16482@usr08.primenet.com>; from Terry Lambert on Fri, Dec 05, 1997 at 08:04:13PM %2B0000 References: <28074.881287489@time.cdrom.com> <199712052004.NAA16482@usr08.primenet.com>
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On Fri, Dec 05, 1997 at 08:04:13PM +0000, Terry Lambert wrote: >> The second thing I think we need to consider is that in the longer >> term, I can easily see a day where the ports and packages collection >> have grown to the point where decoupling them from the primary FreeBSD >> releases becomes essential in order that the "base system" remain >> reasonably priced. This would also allow the ports collection to move >> at its own release schedule, perhaps doing only 2 - 3 releases a year >> and published in a format closer to Rich Morin's well known Prime Time >> Freeware for UNIX CDs (http://www.ptf.com/ptf/products/UNIX). They >> come with a nifty printed book containing alphabetized short >> descriptions so you can look something up quickly before wasting your >> time mounting the wrong CD, and I think the ports & packages >> collection should do exactly the same thing. > > I like this. I think that there should be coordination with the > OpenBSD and NetBSD folks to make sure they are usable "out of the box" > for them as well. It could become simply "The BSD ports > collection". Great idea! Yes, I've read the multitude of messages that have come in so far. But you've missed one point: why don't we merge FreeBSD, NetBSD and OpenBSD? Maybe BSD/OS as well? After all, most people don't understand why there are so many BSDs anyway. What, you say, they don't want to cooperate? Oh. So why should they want to cooperate on the question of the Ports Collection? Sure, the Ports Collection would be easier. It's less coupled with the kernel. But does anybody out there really see all four (three?) teams getting together and coordinating the mess? Greg
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