Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 14:36:31 -0500 From: Alejandro Imass <ait@p2ee.org> To: Devin Teske <devin.teske@fisglobal.com> Cc: alexus <alexus@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ports vs packages Message-ID: <CAHieY7RL5wf=Tk7-9KafudTFYbTHtXh9Ap9rDyVCM=5qEFN4ew@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <07e401cccefb$364338b0$a2c9aa10$@fisglobal.com> References: <CAJxePN%2BWrr6K83RGFGERzJGUXc24i95BemPOgxqAJW_2Lsfjpg@mail.gmail.com> <07e401cccefb$364338b0$a2c9aa10$@fisglobal.com>
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On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 1:19 PM, Devin Teske <devin.teske@fisglobal.com> wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd- [...] > Of course, this is explicit to rather serious production environments. Desktop and casual usage ... ports may serve you better if you like to stay up-to-date rather than only upgrading once every 1-2 years. We think the opposite. Serious production environments should use specifically compiled ports for your needs and create packages from those. In fact we combine this approach with the use of EzJail and flavours. So I guess it all depends on the needs and what a serious production environment means for each company or individual. -- Alejandro Imass
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