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Date:      Sun, 26 Dec 2010 17:32:05 -0800
From:      merlyn@stonehenge.com (Randal L. Schwartz)
To:        Rob Farmer <rfarmer@predatorlabs.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Bob Hall <rjhjr0@gmail.com>
Subject:   Re: Portupgrade status
Message-ID:  <86pqsogfvu.fsf@red.stonehenge.com>
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTi=bD60UiybsaioHwEDgsXAQpAeJ6VuPiDvSZ%2B0P@mail.gmail.com> (Rob Farmer's message of "Sun, 26 Dec 2010 16:48:31 -0800")
References:  <14212432ba707fc5f9fbc75b56e8e783@flabnapple.net> <20101226214221.GB68570@stainmore> <AANLkTi=bD60UiybsaioHwEDgsXAQpAeJ6VuPiDvSZ%2B0P@mail.gmail.com>

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>>>>> "Rob" == Rob Farmer <rfarmer@predatorlabs.net> writes:

Rob> Then, the removal of MD5 distinfo broke it and it stayed broken for
Rob> over a week with no indication given that a fix was in the works. On
Rob> the other hand, Doug Barton has been very responsive to issues with
Rob> portmaster and fixed this problem less than 48 hours after it
Rob> appeared. Hence my recommendation to switch.

I switched to portmaster a few months ago after being firmly in the
portupgrade camp, and have not regretted it in the slightest.

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