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Date:      Fri, 9 Jul 1999 15:59:12 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
To:        asami@FreeBSD.ORG (Satoshi - Ports Wraith - Asami)
Cc:        marcel@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: ports/devel/linux-devel - Imported sources
Message-ID:  <199907092259.PAA62745@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
In-Reply-To: <199907092244.PAA30150@silvia.hip.berkeley.edu> from Satoshi - Ports Wraith - Asami at "Jul 9, 1999 03:44:06 pm"

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Satoshi - Ports Wraith - Asami wrote:
>  *   Import of linux-devel; the replacement of linux_devel. The port is
>  *   also made "alpha ready". The compiler installed is egcs. Not gcc.
>  *   The old port (as is linux_lib) is going to be removed when all
>  *   dependencies have been checked.
> 
> Another repository copy candidate, imported without a copy. :<
> 

Why is a repository copy mandated?  If Marcel (or anyone for that matter)
completely rewrites and re-organizes an (orphaned) port to make it
more useful, then what purpose does a repo copy service.  Saving history
does not seem like a valid answer when the history does not belong
to the new port.

-- 
Steve


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