From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 4 21:48:51 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C787106564A for ; Mon, 4 Jun 2012 21:48:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from superbisquit@gmail.com) Received: from mail-pb0-f54.google.com (mail-pb0-f54.google.com [209.85.160.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2C2A58FC14 for ; Mon, 4 Jun 2012 21:48:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: by pbbro2 with SMTP id ro2so6959021pbb.13 for ; Mon, 04 Jun 2012 14:48:50 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=dESMFNYiWpPwHwQiwF0Zmqi/sWFMji0Ak61NB36iclU=; b=d25yUZY0ZfWFyFS1cTgJeQI3TxpLpCyL2C4eiHcJLG0BdtxVObHBCLMfC6Civr469c 5KMNm8w6swPIm3rk5vmCzJpcmF1ei0GWsfvdvrAeedFKPVNQgJ5uCsgJFC3+S4QEIUMM 1Rm8pFQ79oQ0zV2D/IgT4+3/nKd25h/6K6KxtH3E+PJsYBCZJhUOK3xMNlduzAHNWMNS 4iPGjxDywdmudEWIoL18pzjZvqE5jhzcibxGxaIKLtojWYYNeZKBdAiGyT4ZdMwPLxlU nxQ/xz55AS6EBId6ZbCWFPvtWvM4XanB4ArfC5EyESkbZ/orz9oY0RMaC28TRzyzSpD5 alpg== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.68.230.68 with SMTP id sw4mr411354pbc.142.1338846530790; Mon, 04 Jun 2012 14:48:50 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.68.6.201 with HTTP; Mon, 4 Jun 2012 14:48:50 -0700 (PDT) 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> <1338767200394-5714654.post@n5.nabble.com> Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2012 17:48:50 -0400 Message-ID: From: Super Bisquit To: Jakub Lach Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: freebsd-current Subject: Re: Why Are You NOT Using FreeBSD? X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2012 21:48:51 -0000 On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 7:46 PM, Jakub Lach 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.