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Date:      Tue, 2 Sep 2014 13:08:20 +0100
From:      David Chisnall <theraven@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Michelle Sullivan <michelle@sorbs.net>
Cc:        ports@freebsd.org, pkg@freebsd.org, stable@freebsd.org, mva@freebsd.org, current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: [HEADSUP] pkg(8) is now the only package management tool
Message-ID:  <0B55DEDF-7268-4E7A-8971-36AB68D0C170@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <5405AE54.60809@sorbs.net>
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On 2 Sep 2014, at 12:47, Michelle Sullivan <michelle@sorbs.net> wrote:

> I'm not happy that the EOL was
> not actually an EOL and it was actually a deadline.

I'm not sure what you think the difference is.  The EOL says 'the =
FreeBSD project no longer supports this configuration'.  If you are not =
relying on us for support (i.e. using an old or forked ports tree, or =
building your own packages), then things will continue to work.  If you =
are expecting (unpaid, volunteer) support from the project in the form =
of packages and a useable ports tree, then you need to use a supported =
configuration.

If being able to use the ports tree without installing pkg(8) is =
sufficiently valuable to you, then I can put you in touch with some =
companies that will backport things to a copy of the ports tree for your =
use (although the price tag will scale with the number of ports that you =
want to support).

If, however, your complaint is that it's hard to get new software =
certified for your system *then this change has absolutely no effect on =
you!*  If you're not worried about upgrading ports at all, then you can =
just stick with the ports tree version from the time of your release.  =
If you're able to upgrade ports, then upgrading the pkg port should not =
be an issue.

David




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