Date: Tue, 09 Mar 1999 13:10:53 -0700 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: Brett Taylor <brett@peloton.physics.montana.edu> Cc: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com>, Bill Fumerola <billf@chc-chimes.com>, Adam Turoff <aturoff@isinet.com>, freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Ports Message-ID: <4.1.19990309130815.04168c60@localhost> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9903091204120.20575-100000@peloton.physics.m ontana.edu> References: <4.1.19990309092847.04176b50@localhost>
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At 12:31 PM 3/9/99 -0700, Brett Taylor wrote: >Face facts - FreeBSD has switched to ELF. Most ports (even the current, >CVSup'ed today) will still compile fine on 2.2.8 systems provided you add >the ports_update package for 2.2.8, but some will not (I still have one >machine running 2.2.8-STABLE). One example that will not is libgtop >(needed for Gnome stuff) - it will not compile on 2.2.8 wo/ some really >major tweaking. > libgtop is now GPLed, which means that anything that links it in must also be GPLed. This means that there won't be much development for it among those who do not have the GPL "religion." >Again, I'm sure if you want to start the "new ports for people running old >releases" Satoshi would be MORE than happy to have you. Go talk to him or >Soren. I'll have to do that. Hopefully, they won't dismiss users who installed within the last year and need solid production systems. >For some reason though I won't be holding my breath waiting for you to >actually do anything. Why not? I'm already working on drivers and other projects -- including PR, which FreeBSD needs far more than code. --Brett Glass To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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