Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 12:16:25 -0400 From: <scratch65535@att.net> To: freebsd-ports <ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: [RFC] Why FreeBSD ports should have branches by OS version Message-ID: <unqnkclh7hr8ls02u93079ve2tsqvdubki@4ax.com> In-Reply-To: <708cbded-8a7b-a60f-c668-32fd9966d1a5@freebsd.org> References: <CAO%2BPfDeFz1JeSwU3f21Waz3nT2LTSDAvD%2B8MSPRCzgM_0pKGnA@mail.gmail.com> <20170622121856.haikphjpvr6ofxn3@ivaldir.net> <dahnkctsm1elbaqlarl8b9euouaplqk2tv@4ax.com> <775ba90e-a811-4cc8-a729-bdc0dad7774c@FreeBSD.org> <1tlnkc1l8md98dl3teqoab8ds3jutmvavc@4ax.com> <708cbded-8a7b-a60f-c668-32fd9966d1a5@freebsd.org>
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[Default] On Fri, 23 Jun 2017 00:01:45 +0800, Julian Elischer <julian@freebsd.org> wrote: >I've had this conversation with ports several times, But the requirements >of 'business' is not their interest. In fact i was told several times, >"Don't use our quarterly packages, make your own with poudriere". >(which makes one wonder "What is the purpose of he quarterlies?) Indeed. I can't help feeling that there's something very wrong when people for whom the system is a tool rather than a plaything have to work around the choices made by the "official" developers. Besides your question, I'd add: for whom are the developers developing, if not for those who want a useful tool rather than a hobby? 's mise le meas
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