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From: Sahil Tandon <sahil@tandon.net>
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Paul Schmehl <pschmehl_lists@tx.rr.com> wrote:

[...]

> Compiling from source rather than ports gains you nothing, in most cases, 
> and can cost you a great deal of extra time if you run into problems. Time 
> is something most admins I know have precious little of already. 
    
Relax.  Google "joke" and "jest".  But let's be clear.  You *are* compiling 
from source when you *build* from ports.  You just have some 
guidance via the ports infrastructure. :)  YMMV.  TMTOWDI.  There are 
exceptions.  Et cetera.  No need to justify your methods to the list; just do 
what works for you.

[...]

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Sahil Tandon <sahil@tandon.net>