Date: Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:10:11 -0800 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: Erwin Lansing <erwin@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Martin Cracauer <cracauer@cons.org>, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Binary packages for releases and portupgrade Message-ID: <4B43D4E3.4040506@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20100105232745.GP25103@droso.net> References: <20100105200347.GA83318@cons.org> <4B43B621.6070600@FreeBSD.org> <20100105232745.GP25103@droso.net>
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Erwin Lansing wrote: > On Tue, Jan 05, 2010 at 01:58:57PM -0800, Doug Barton wrote: >> Well, 8-release or 8-stable should both be fine for this purpose, for >> most packages, with portupgrade or portmaster. My understanding is >> that we've given up trying to produce packages for openoffice on all >> branches. >> > I'm sorry to say this, Doug, because I know you mean well, but this is > not the first time you act as a spokeman for things you have no > knowledge about and, again, get things wrong. Please stick to things > you do know. Maybe this is a translation problem, but when someone says, "My understanding is ..." that's exactly how it should be read. I'm not attempting to act as a spokesman for anything, nor did I claim to be, and I don't think anyone (including Martin) is going to mistake me for a member of portmgr. If you want to prove me wrong, get some packages up there, no one will be happier than me, since I've been looking for them for several months now. :) Doug -- Improve the effectiveness of your Internet presence with a domain name makeover! http://SupersetSolutions.com/ Computers are useless. They can only give you answers. -- Pablo Picasso
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