Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 10:45:52 -0500 From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu> To: "Aryeh M. Friedman" <aryeh.friedman@gmail.com> Cc: James <oscartheduck@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz> Subject: Re: portupgrade questions Message-ID: <20071106154552.GA67116@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <4730852A.3050602@gmail.com> References: <BAY114-W1198B68AE765DD630D744BBB8F0@phx.gbl> <20071105135017.76a2c48a@meijome.net> <20071105070952.50ba2f37@epia-2.farid-hajji.net> <000c01c81f93$344c2c40$6543a8c0@DonovansLaptop> <472EEDAD.4060409@gmail.com> <472F6AE2.8080608@gmail.com> <d59e90ab0711051618o551e4d60r9cffa03ef1be577c@mail.gmail.com> <20071106081625.GC46733@osiris.chen.org.nz> <d59e90ab0711060702g152c844wd5aa55d6c77f1233@mail.gmail.com> <4730852A.3050602@gmail.com>
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On Tue, Nov 06, 2007 at 10:15:54AM -0500, Aryeh M. Friedman wrote: > > > > > > > I really should rephrase what I said, because you're both right and I knew > > you were right. > > > > *I* can't mix packages and ports, because *I* can't be bothered keeping > > track of things. > > > > Like everything in UNIX there are several ways: > > 1. The default (simplest way) > 2. The simple but manual way > 3. And the "right" but insanely complex way It may seem like that sometimes. But, most often, the right way is also the simplest way. > > Has anyone heard of KISS??!?!?!?!? Yes. The problem is that so many people put all their emphasis on the last 'S' which doesn't help anybody. ////jerry > > -- > Aryeh M. Friedman > Developer, not business, friendly > http://www.flosoft-systems.com > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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