Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 23:25:53 -0500 From: Will Andrews <will@physics.purdue.edu> To: James McNaughton <jtm63@enteract.com> Cc: ports@FreeBSD.ORG, stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: end of 3-stable support Message-ID: <20010226232552.H767@ohm.physics.purdue.edu> In-Reply-To: <01022622184200.77206@jamestown.enteract.com>; from jtm63@enteract.com on Mon, Feb 26, 2001 at 09:58:02PM -0600 References: <200102230817.f1N8HN506575@vader.clickarray.com> <3A9640F6.BF54E7E@FreeBSD.org> <004101c09df9$890ecd00$1200a8c0@gsicomp.on.ca> <01022622184200.77206@jamestown.enteract.com>
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--PjJPTMFqUKxQUast Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, Feb 26, 2001 at 09:58:02PM -0600, James McNaughton wrote: > I find this thread disturbing. It seems to me that I'll have to abandon > 3.5-STABLE if I want to install any new apps after this. >=20 > And I just got used to it. >=20 > And my hardware is so old it farts dust. >=20 > Will my AWE-32 still work? Will my Number Nine Rev-3d still work? It's > not supported in XF86-4.x you know. >=20 > I guess I'll be able to use that Promise Ultra-33 that's been lying > around gathering dust. If I want to reformat the HD again. Sorry bud, but things move on. Ports isn't your only option for installing apps - you can always do it by hand. The ports team doesn't really have the time to maintain support for 3.x, especially since most don't even have access to a 3.x machine. People, please, this issue has been regurgitated a gazillion times. There simply isn't any merit to retaining support for 3.x anymore. It's butt-ugly, butt-old, and simply a waste of time to support. IMO, the only machines that should be running 3.x at this point are servers that have been doing so for quite some time. --=20 wca --PjJPTMFqUKxQUast Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.3 (FreeBSD) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE6myxQF47idPgWcsURAu7WAJ9r2O5D0CTB5jE8Vp6M0TX7ksiDQwCeMWOm CXr5M/5Zx2qE5vV6muwlVpc= =Hdg6 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --PjJPTMFqUKxQUast-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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