Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 21:05:21 +0200 From: David Naylor <blackdragon@highveldmail.co.za> To: jkh@freebsd.org Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: New FreeBSD package system (a.k.a. Daemon Package System (dps)) Message-ID: <200705102105.27271.blackdragon@highveldmail.co.za>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Dear Jordan Recently I stumbled across a document you wrote in 2001, entitled "FreeBSD installation and package tools, past, present and future". I find FreeBSD appealing and I would like to contribute it its success, and as your article describes, the installation and packaging system is lacking. Since the installation system is being tackled under a SoC project I am hoping to give the packaging system a go. I was hoping you could help me with an update about the situation with pkg. I have searched the FreeBSD mailing lists and have found little information on the package system. Once I have a (much more) complete understanding of the packaging system (and providing there is work to be done) I would like to write up a proposal to solve the problems, and perhaps provide some innovating new capabilities. After that I will gladly contribute what I can to this (possible) project and hopefully further and improve FreeBSD. Any assistance or information you can give I will be greatly appreciate. I look forward to your reply. David [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQBGQ2z3yqzxLKpyZI8RApAmAJwKWitmM00p8Z3XfpDNr9LMct6oYwCdF78w p61fwhYjE8kGRIrTgptM+gc= =PBfW -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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