Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2007 17:02:00 -0400 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> To: RW <fbsd06@mlists.homeunix.com> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD and NetBSD's pkgsrc: A strategic synergy for awesomeness Message-ID: <20070401170200.2f2869cd.wmoran@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <20070401211026.3b888440@gumby.homeunix.com> References: <1175455563.1871.33.camel@localhost> <46101CEA.30402@u.washington.edu> <20070401211026.3b888440@gumby.homeunix.com>
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RW <fbsd06@mlists.homeunix.com> wrote: > > On Sun, 01 Apr 2007 13:58:18 -0700 > Garrett Cooper <youshi10@u.washington.edu> wrote: > > > FreeBSD Ports Tree Management wrote: > > > Dear FreeBSD ports community, > > ... > >> We are hereby > > > announcing our intentions to switch over to NetBSD's pkgsrc tree > > > and close our own FreeBSD ports tree. > > >>... > > > > > Wow. I suppose I should try NetBSD now to figure out what it's all > > about. Can someone either provide a link or a quick synopsis, of what > > the differences are between the current ports tree and NetBSD's > > pkgsrc tree? > > > $ date > Sun Apr 1 21:09:38 BST 2007 OK. I have to know ... who took all the time to write that all up? -- Bill Moran http://www.potentialtech.com
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