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From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
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On Mon, Apr 18, 2005 at 09:38:15PM -0600, Brett Glass wrote:
> At 09:19 PM 4/18/2005, Kris Kennaway wrote:
>=20
> >Fortunately, make is not built from a port.  You need to update your
> >version of FreeBSD to use ports on that box.
>=20
> In other words, if one innocently updates one's ports one day, one
> may suddenly find oneself to do anything with ports at all? This
> seems to violate POLA.

The ports support policy is right there on www.freebsd.org/ports for
all to read.  It's always been the case that you have to have your
eyes open if you want to update your FreeBSD system.

Kris

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