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Date:      Fri, 8 Sep 2000 21:17:47 -0500
From:      Will Andrews <will@physics.purdue.edu>
To:        Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        Neil Blakey-Milner <nbm@mithrandr.moria.org>, Satoshi - Ports Wraith - Asami <asami@FreeBSD.org>, Will Andrews <will@physics.purdue.edu>, FreeBSD Ports <ports@FreeBSD.org>
Subject:   Re: Ports Options Paper
Message-ID:  <20000908211747.E632@radon.gryphonsoft.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009081829170.82951-100000@freefall.freebsd.org>; from kris@FreeBSD.org on Fri, Sep 08, 2000 at 06:30:41PM -0700
References:  <20000909032238.A65391@mithrandr.moria.org> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009081829170.82951-100000@freefall.freebsd.org>

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On Fri, Sep 08, 2000 at 06:30:41PM -0700, Kris Kennaway wrote:
> Yep. The above was just living, working proof that it can be done within
> the framework of a bsd.port.mk.

Yep, Neil's proposal is definitely a great way to go.

> IMO, we need to stop being so conservative about what gets added to
> bsd.port.mk - the other BSDs have been steadily progressing in what their
> system can do while we've basically stayed the same and added frills.

Indeed, this is a big problem.  Satoshi is too damn protective of
bsd.port.mk, and now we're some light-years behind other ports/pkg
collections in terms of functionality.  :->

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