Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)
Date:      Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:00:38 +0100
From:      Michel Talon <talon@lpthe.jussieu.fr>
To:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ports system woes
Message-ID:  <20080326140038.GA75425@lpthe.jussieu.fr>

next in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Frank Mayhar wrote:

> Portupgrade is, in fact, my preferred application, although
> lately I've had to move to portmaster just because of the O(n^2)
> inefficiencies.  It doesn't need to be replaced, it needs to be fixed,

I have rarely seen such a wonderful contradiction between the two halves
of the same sentence.

> Oh, please.  The FreeBSD ports system works as well.  Instead of

No, it doesn't or it does barely.

> complaining, why don't you actually do someting about it?  Code speaks
> louder than mere words.

We have learnt recently that many people have brought code to the table,
including myself, only to be scorned by people of your sort. I have yet
to see people like you contributing any testing or discussion when code
is offered, all you are good for is parrotting "Code speaks louder than
mere words".


-- 

Michel TALON




Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20080326140038.GA75425>