Date: Sun, 7 Nov 1999 20:17:44 -0500 (EST) From: jack <jack@germanium.xtalwind.net> To: Bill Fumerola <billf@chc-chimes.com> Cc: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: mergemaster gone(?) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.20.9911071957040.84844-100000@germanium.xtalwind.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9911071803100.38797-100000@jade.chc-chimes.com>
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Today Bill Fumerola wrote:
> On Sun, 7 Nov 1999, jack wrote:
>
> > The port is needed by people not running -current or -stable. :(
>
> If you're tracking ports, you should be tracking whatever branch
> you're on. This is documented somewhere.
Recent security problems in qpopper and wu-ftpd, for example,
show the need to keep ports up to date on production servers,
IMO.
> If it's a really big problem, I'll bring it back until just before
> the next release.
It's not a problem for me. I have a box or two to bring up to
3.3-R so I'll just CVS by date and make myself a package.
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