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Date:      Sat, 13 May 2000 16:07:54 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org>
Cc:        "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com>, Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group <Cy.Schubert@uumail.gov.bc.ca>, Patrick Seal <patseal@hyperhost.net>, "Chad R. Larson" <chad@DCFinc.com>, sheldonh@uunet.co.za, swb@grasslake.net, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ucd-snmp
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0005131606530.19135-100000@freefall.freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <20000513165201.D233@parish>

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On Sat, 13 May 2000, Mark Ovens wrote:

> > What I don't understand is why the next generation of package hackers
> > (and I salute anyone intrepid enough to go hacking on that evil code)
> > hasn't just *extended* the current feature set, as is the Unix Way, to
> > cover the "wildcard" case rather than creating yet another pkg_foo
> > command to remember the name of.

NetBSD have done this, I believe.

> BTW, why isn't porteasy in the ports, or even the base system, yet?

Because no-one has submitted it as a port? (hint, hint)

Kris

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