From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jul 7 17:46:45 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7572616A4D0 for ; Wed, 7 Jul 2004 17:46:45 +0000 (GMT) Received: from regina.plastikos.com (216-107-106-250.wan.networktel.net [216.107.106.250]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E398F43D1F for ; Wed, 7 Jul 2004 17:46:44 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from fullermd@over-yonder.net) Received: from mortis.over-yonder.net (adsl-19-147-157.jan.bellsouth.net [68.19.147.157]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by regina.plastikos.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0807C6EEDE; Wed, 7 Jul 2004 13:46:44 -0400 (EDT) Received: by mortis.over-yonder.net (Postfix, from userid 100) id 15F6920F2F; Wed, 7 Jul 2004 12:46:42 -0500 (CDT) Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2004 12:46:41 -0500 From: "Matthew D. Fuller" To: Steve Kargl Message-ID: <20040707174641.GD54749@over-yonder.net> References: <20040707031735.GA3540@frontfree.net> <20040707041220.GA35497@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <200407062323.02854.kirk@strauser.com> <20040707043251.GA35651@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040707043251.GA35651@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> X-Editor: vi X-OS: FreeBSD User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i-fullermd.2 cc: Kirk Strauser cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Rewrite cvsup & portupgrade in C X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 07 Jul 2004 17:46:45 -0000 On Tue, Jul 06, 2004 at 09:32:51PM -0700 I heard the voice of Steve Kargl, and lo! it spake thus: > On Tue, Jul 06, 2004 at 11:22:58PM -0500, Kirk Strauser wrote: > > > For example, OpenBSD doesn't have an m3 port for non-x86 platforms > > So, let Theo write a m3 port. It doesn't just happen that easily. You'd have to change the license to require commercial users to jump over a cat when they make a profit off using the program. Then it'll be rewritten more portably and efficiently in, like, a week. -- Matthew Fuller (MF4839) | fullermd@over-yonder.net Systems/Network Administrator | http://www.over-yonder.net/~fullermd/ "The only reason I'm burning my candle at both ends, is because I haven't figured out how to light the middle yet"