Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:43:13 -0500 From: Paul Schmehl <pschmehl_lists@tx.rr.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD for webserver? Message-ID: <D7F9ABFAF516BAF93A484E36@Macintosh.local> In-Reply-To: <20080723010144.GB17377@shepherd> References: <2cd0a0da0807221305r5ae70309w4313dbea62d3fdf0@mail.gmail.com> <792213D8B249EC1C41EA0662@utd65257.utdallas.edu> <20080723010144.GB17377@shepherd>
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--==========3F91AB55FC498DE3A90B========== Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline --On July 22, 2008 9:01:44 PM -0400 Sahil Tandon <sahil@tandon.net> wrote: > Paul Schmehl <pschmehl_lists@tx.rr.com> wrote: > > [...] > >> Some people enjoy doing that. Most people just want the software to >> work, be easy to maintain and upgrade and then stay out of their way. > > Ahem, and that 'just works' crowd is generally not found using FreeBSD > or in an admin capacity. :-) Perhaps you've misunderstood my point? Compiling from source rather than ports gains you nothing, in most cases,=20 and can cost you a great deal of extra time if you run into problems.=20 Time is something most admins I know have precious little of already.=20 There are certainly special cases where compiling from source is=20 preferable, especially if you have a highly customized installation, but=20 those are the exceptions rather than the rule. My point was, when you=20 install from ports, you *are* compiling from source. You just don't have=20 to deal with any of the quirks that arise when you're working from the=20 tarball. The port maintainers have already dealt with those issues for=20 you. If you prefer compiling from the tarball then by all means have at it. As an admin myself, I build world and kernel by hand, but I build all my=20 apps from ports. (I've used freebsd-update for kernel and world updates,=20 but I normally compile both.) Paul Schmehl If it isn't already obvious, my opinions are my own and not those of my employer. --==========3F91AB55FC498DE3A90B==========--
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