From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Thu May 10 19:32:42 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-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 A1B4716A400 for ; Thu, 10 May 2007 19:32:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from naylor.b.david@gmail.com) Received: from wx-out-0506.google.com (wx-out-0506.google.com [66.249.82.233]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5BF9913C447 for ; Thu, 10 May 2007 19:32:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from naylor.b.david@gmail.com) Received: by wx-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id s18so658038wxc for ; Thu, 10 May 2007 12:32:42 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:from:to:subject:date:user-agent:cc:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:message-id:sender; b=YKh5SqYgBz2PUc+xHxR8cBlR254vzm5SoSsWKP3Qb0CX/iruDVs+az2cSrL9kKbfawf5atrENkVx9s5oKtKHyJrmfVVGCJRKMRkvyobXVi6g4zKEfoGZl/WxhofFV5tKcxxfLqNFGxxXdwLVvM7gIy5m0JG8h9dSWcPdNx8xiqQ= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:from:to:subject:date:user-agent:cc:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:message-id:sender; b=N+TnNVTuQJ2/PxTpbCN+yDDvxdjWA0rZ9WwLhFvy2MP59i+XR6Je6wJynClDBPOQkF7UoI9SUCzESLDe0a8Fw4bVNxXGpR4VOS/+MEq0PKpv1yCdK3O+Uom90xA8uhEncoYWdLXwkbAA0M2l6g7kDeoTfQ8V7+CHhaFGMNxwuqA= Received: by 10.90.113.18 with SMTP id l18mr2174165agc.1178823941166; Thu, 10 May 2007 12:05:41 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ?0.0.0.0? ( [196.37.90.163]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id q30sm13300905wrq.2007.05.10.12.05.36; Thu, 10 May 2007 12:05:39 -0700 (PDT) From: David Naylor To: jkh@freebsd.org Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 21:05:21 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.5 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="nextPart15314634.UlFRPv0S4Q"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200705102105.27271.blackdragon@highveldmail.co.za> Sender: David Naylor X-Mailman-Approved-At: Thu, 10 May 2007 23:39:18 +0000 Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: 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 List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 19:32:42 -0000 --nextPart15314634.UlFRPv0S4Q Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Dear Jordan Recently I stumbled across a document you wrote in 2001, entitled "FreeBSD= =20 installation and package tools, past, present and future". I find FreeBSD= =20 appealing and I would like to contribute it its success, and as your articl= e=20 describes, the installation and packaging system is lacking. Since the=20 installation system is being tackled under a SoC project I am hoping to giv= e=20 the packaging system a go. =20 I was hoping you could help me with an update about the situation with pkg.= I=20 have searched the FreeBSD mailing lists and have found little information o= n=20 the package system. Once I have a (much more) complete understanding of th= e=20 packaging system (and providing there is work to be done) I would like to=20 write up a proposal to solve the problems, and perhaps provide some=20 innovating new capabilities. =20 After that I will gladly contribute what I can to this (possible) project a= nd=20 hopefully further and improve FreeBSD. Any assistance or information you c= an=20 give I will be greatly appreciate. =20 I look forward to your reply. =20 David --nextPart15314634.UlFRPv0S4Q Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQBGQ2z3yqzxLKpyZI8RApAmAJwKWitmM00p8Z3XfpDNr9LMct6oYwCdF78w p61fwhYjE8kGRIrTgptM+gc= =PBfW -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart15314634.UlFRPv0S4Q--