Date: Mon, 07 Dec 2015 10:35:42 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Migrating to FreeBSD from Debian Message-ID: <444mfujmpd.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <CAA2O=b-dQMpnq=nJ6RMSvwBCa4kP4PB2k4c7nbTVrwtQkzStBg@mail.gmail.com> (Anton Sayetsky's message of "Mon, 7 Dec 2015 17:10:00 %2B0200") References: <CAO-kBwffucnPVphm_ajbtAejjFiAv_Cp%2Bv7jZ-xCTX7YTqk36w@mail.gmail.com> <86poyiuynx.fsf@gmail.com> <CAA2O=b_p-HPx%2BpPyFOgJMe02d5xrJe_aXJ8ZG9z%2BdHZCNwh91Q@mail.gmail.com> <56659FC8.8020904@FreeBSD.org> <CAA2O=b-dQMpnq=nJ6RMSvwBCa4kP4PB2k4c7nbTVrwtQkzStBg@mail.gmail.com>
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Anton Sayetsky <vsasjason@gmail.com> writes: > 2015-12-07 17:03 GMT+02:00 Matthew Seaman <matthew@freebsd.org>: >> ... and a package is what you get by compiling a port. Yes, there is a >> difference, but the two things are often conflated and it isn't worth >> muddying the waters by insisting on exactingly precise terminology from >> people new to FreeBSD. It is clear enough what they mean -- their aim >> is to get some software installed or upgraded. > But we should warn then about not mixing ports & packages. I agree, > pkg is a good choice [when pkg only]. That's gradually become a much smaller issue than it used to be.
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