From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG  Sun May 13 19:25:03 2007
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG>
X-Original-To: hackers@freebsd.org
Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2090D16A403
	for <hackers@freebsd.org>; Sun, 13 May 2007 19:25:03 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl)
Received: from smtp-vbr15.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr15.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.35])
	by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B14E813C468
	for <hackers@freebsd.org>; Sun, 13 May 2007 19:25:02 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl)
Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (obsolete.xs4all.nl [82.95.250.254])
	by smtp-vbr15.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l4DJ8wEj029892;
	Sun, 13 May 2007 21:09:03 +0200 (CEST)
	(envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl)
Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1])
	by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.3) with ESMTP id l4DJ8w9I003921;
	Sun, 13 May 2007 21:08:58 +0200 (CEST)
	(envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl)
Received: (from wb@localhost)
	by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.6/Submit) id l4DJ8wAQ003920;
	Sun, 13 May 2007 21:08:58 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wb)
Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 21:08:58 +0200
From: Wilko Bulte <wb@freebie.xs4all.nl>
To: Dag-Erling =?iso-8859-1?Q?Sm=F8rgrav?= <des@des.no>
Message-ID: <20070513190858.GB3881@freebie.xs4all.nl>
References: <200705102105.27271.blackdragon@highveldmail.co.za>
	<20070511051852.GA89359@xor.obsecurity.org>
	<17988.32573.910854.388638@bhuda.mired.org>
	<200705111011.52212.fcash@ocis.net>
	<17988.46905.9205.461424@bhuda.mired.org>
	<86zm48ziks.fsf@dwp.des.no>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Disposition: inline
In-Reply-To: <86zm48ziks.fsf@dwp.des.no>
User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11
X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner
Cc: hackers@freebsd.org,
	Mike Meyer <mwm-keyword-freebsdhackers2.e313df@mired.org>
Subject: Re: New FreeBSD package system (a.k.a. Daemon Package System (dps))
X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD
	<freebsd-hackers.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-hackers-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-hackers>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-hackers-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers>,
	<mailto:freebsd-hackers-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 19:25:03 -0000

On Sun, May 13, 2007 at 08:25:55PM +0200, Dag-Erling Smrgrav wrote..
> Mike Meyer <mwm-keyword-freebsdhackers2.e313df@mired.org> writes:
> > Moving the OS into the package system has been on the "todo" list for
> > a long time (assuming it's still there - there are people opposed to
> > that).
> 
> It has *never* been on the todo list.

And lets hope that will never change either.  If you want to install
a gazillion different components check out Linux.

-- 
Wilko Bulte				wilko@FreeBSD.org