Date: 02 Apr 2001 02:17:31 EST From: "Mark Sergeant" <msergeant@snsonline.net> To: Bzdik BSD <bzdik@yahoo.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Debian apt-get and FreeBSD Message-ID: <200104020717.f327HW321589@xyzzy.intranet.snsonline.net> In-Reply-To: <20010402071338.55330.qmail@web13603.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20010402071338.55330.qmail@web13603.mail.yahoo.com>
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I have to say I like the current system of cd /usr/ports/whatever ; make install clean a lot more than I ever did like debians apt-get. Mind you I also have cvsup -g -L 2 ports-supfile as a crontab entry running once a week. Cheers, Mark On Mon, 2 Apr 2001 00:13:38 -0700 (PDT), Bzdik BSD said: > Hi All, > > browsing through Debian lists archives I uncovered a conspiracy: some time > ago there was an attempt to get FreeBSD kernel into Debian. It was lead by > a Polish gentleman if I am not mistaken. It was anathemised, most of all by > J Goerzen (sp?). Main arguments were licensing issues and jeopardising the > whole FSF movement whatever that meant... looked more like "not made here" > and "who's in control" issue to me, but I am no expert on any OS :) > > which brings me to the perversed in me: could fine people in FreeBSD labour > camp port apt-get from Debian? It seems to be much more convenient. (I did > not imply superior, since I don't understand innards well).If I missed > advantages of the exisiting system, I am sorry and apologise for my > ignorance. > > Best to All > > P.S. btw, the same proponent of FSF purity is a lead in Progeny project now > - different century and new economy I guess. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. > http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/?.refer=text > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > -- There was a young poet named Dan, Whose poetry never would scan. When told this was so, He said, "Yes, I know. It's because I try to put every possible syllable into that last line that I can." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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