From owner-freebsd-stable Fri Mar 20 15:03:20 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id PAA21133 for freebsd-stable-outgoing; Fri, 20 Mar 1998 15:03:20 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from endeavor.flash.net (endeavor.flash.net [209.30.0.40]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id PAA21008; Fri, 20 Mar 1998 15:02:40 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from magger@indy.net) Received: from magger.indy.net (fwasc6-21.flash.net [209.30.15.21]) by endeavor.flash.net (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id RAA13848; Fri, 20 Mar 1998 17:02:35 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <3512E5E7.6171CD95@indy.net> Date: Fri, 20 Mar 1998 16:55:51 -0500 From: melanie b X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.01 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Jonathan M. Bresler" CC: fullermd@futuresouth.com, tsprad@set.spradley.tmi.net, software@kew.com, stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: after the release ... X-Priority: 3 (Normal) References: <199803202227.OAA10819@hub.freebsd.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk While I like using cvsup you have to admit that it does take awhile and it is kinda inconvient to rebuild the entire source tree for a couple of small changes. I'm running a K6 200 with 98Meg ram and 12G of diskspace, and it still takes a good while to make the whole thing. I can see where a simple patch program would be excellent for just remaking whatever has changed in the source tree not the whole thing, but maybe I'm just missing the point here. Just my 2 cents, -Stephan Jonathan M. Bresler wrote: > Matthew D. Fuller wrote: > > The point is, people don't WANT to learn, even if it's really pretty > > > simple. They have this idea that 'UNIX is hard', and they've > overcome it > > enough to be running FreeBSD, and now you want them to do something > with > > 'compiling'??? PANIC!!! > > People are comforted by the fact that they believe that someone else > knows > > what they're doing, and will do the hard stuff for them. How do you > think > > Microsoft made all their money? You just mention 'source code', and > most > > people hear 'bleh bleh devil spawn technobabble', and it's suddenly > 'too > > much work'. > > BRAVO! > > folks, just ctm or sup and type make world. > easier? how could be make it any easier? > > well i guess we could come to your site and do it for you. > sounds like a billable activity ;P > jmb > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message