Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2012 17:48:50 -0400 From: Super Bisquit <superbisquit@gmail.com> To: Jakub Lach <jakub_lach@mailplus.pl> Cc: freebsd-current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Why Are You NOT Using FreeBSD? Message-ID: <CA%2BWntOs3=Ya-ZuXUAjeFyHBfp3kqDCY0m-U0wv==EgH_Ra5tmg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <1338767200394-5714654.post@n5.nabble.com> References: <4FCA20C5.6010901@zedat.fu-berlin.de> <2421561.4aJcXPZZxh@x220.ovitrap.com> <3851080.JQJobqxLc8@x220.ovitrap.com> <4FCBCF49.1010206@zedat.fu-berlin.de> <CA%2BWntOvveMT2mp9nJC9mfmA_D4AKgfFdLvNgsO8SzAJ=bQXKcA@mail.gmail.com> <1338767200394-5714654.post@n5.nabble.com>
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On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 7:46 PM, Jakub Lach <jakub_lach@mailplus.pl> wrote: >> just the base system is >> the only part that needs to be unified, everything else can be >> installed from source. > > You really don't know what you are talking about, do you? > > -- > View this message in context: http://freebsd.1045724.n5.nabble.com/Re-Why-Are-You-NOT-Using-FreeBSD-tp5714253p5714654.html > Sent from the freebsd-current mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" The base system is usually the kernel and binaries plus configuration files. Everything from gcc to Xorg can be downloaded and built from original source files. Ports provide a framework for the system to be stable during an upgrade; however, although suggestede, it is not required nor are the standard port settings for each application.
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