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From: "Steven" <steven@trance.org>
To: "cam (Camille HUOT)" <cam@bsdfr.org>,
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Subject: RE: packages rather than ports
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 14:26:16 -0000
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> for example if I want to install latex via the ports, I have to download
> 252352345 MB of source code, then compile it. If I use package, it takes
> only a few.

WOW! That is a LOT of source code :-)


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