Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 14:19:01 +0200 From: Ernst de Haan <ernst.dehaan@nl.wanadoo.com> To: Achilleus Mantzios <achill@matrix.gatewaynet.com> Cc: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Subject: Re: JBoss port Message-ID: <200306111419.01710.ernst.dehaan@nl.wanadoo.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0306111506110.12162-100000@matrix.gatewaynet.com> References: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0306111506110.12162-100000@matrix.gatewaynet.com>
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You're incorrect. Thousands of FreeBSD users are actively using the Ports System, they're used to it, build upon it and trust it. IMO the ports system is an important advantage of BSD over Linux (excluding Gentoo). It's a single and simple approach to package management. Ernst On Wednesday 11 June 2003 19:11, Achilleus Mantzios wrote: > On Wed, 11 Jun 2003, Ernst de Haan wrote: > > You misunderstand the concept of the BSD Ports System. The purpose is > > that applications can be installed by issuing a 'make install'. This is > > independent of the question how easy it was for the port maintainer to > > do the actual 'port'. > > Provided an actual "porting" is needed. > > Anyway those who have installed/configured/programmed with/worked with > jboss would probably know what i am saying. > > Overall the gain of such a yet another "make install" > is negligible. > > It is good for advocative/marketing purposes > (smth like 7000+ ports and growing!) > but nothing else i am afraid. > > > Ernst > > > > On Wednesday 11 June 2003 18:53, Achilleus Mantzios wrote: > > > Is this port really needed? > > > Are there gonna be FreeBSD-specific patches? > > > > > > I dont think so. > > > > > > Besides, a "port" means something that is "ported" to FreeBSD. > > > I dont think JBOSS needs any "porting". > > > > > > So why provide a "port"?? > > > > > > (sorry to make trouble , while i haven't participated in any > > > ports philosophical or technical conversation, > > > but i hate to see (well my stats) 10% of ports broken). > > > > > > On Wed, 11 Jun 2003, Roman Kennke wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > Volunteers for becoming the maintainer ? > > > > > > > > depends on how much work this is. I do not really have lots > > > > of time. > > > > I have not yet maintained a port, so I think I would have > > > > to learn a lot first.. > > > > > > > > Roman > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > freebsd-java@freebsd.org mailing list > > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-java > > > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > > > "freebsd-java-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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