Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2022 06:00:56 +1100 From: Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au> To: 0x1eef <0x1eef@protonmail.com>,Pete Wright <pete@nomadlogic.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: When will a new (ungoogled-)chromium package become available ? Message-ID: <D41847BA-57FA-4A60-8C29-1D187788204E@nimnet.asn.au> In-Reply-To: <XwkhXaglDm7YhNlqBmI_FprYnhqdlFMBKoFbWgoN4E0SyDVMghRYRzyj3TH1e-NuZzxOytrFa35YWpgIP6KVDVNVqPgUBxLM1Pn6pPFVXuo=@protonmail.com> References: <20221206015513.wslttnr5ccltepdu@reflect.0x1eef.test> <20221206235141.vn3kn5ox7a43emm5@topanga> <XwkhXaglDm7YhNlqBmI_FprYnhqdlFMBKoFbWgoN4E0SyDVMghRYRzyj3TH1e-NuZzxOytrFa35YWpgIP6KVDVNVqPgUBxLM1Pn6pPFVXuo=@protonmail.com>
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On 9 December 2022 3:17:07 am AEDT, 0x1eef <0x1eef@protonmail=2Ecom> wrote: > On Thu, Dec 08, 2022 at 07:37:00AM -0300, Ian Smith wrote: [ first quoting Pete Wright's helpful response, which you have elided ] > > Considering the first commit was as of now 5 days ago,=20 > > consisting of 318 changed files with 1,658 additions and 1,731 > deletions,=20 > > with Pete's message a day old, I'd have thought it was pretty darn > snappy service=20 > > for a hardly essential port, especially considering the discount > price =2E=2E=2E > No need to be snarky=2E No need to remove my smiley, either=2E I'll cop to the low form of sarcasm if you'll consider owning unwarranted = impatience=2E > I think you misunderstood the situation=2E The package is still not=20 > available for 13=2E1-RELEASE - that's 6 days and counting=2E Perhaps so; I took what Pete said in his earlier response, reinserted: > > Interestingly enough as of a few mins ago > > my local system picked up the latest pkg=2E to mean that it was available then=2E=20 > I also don't understand how you could categorize a browser=20 > as "non-essential"=2E It is part of everyday life of using a=20 > desktop computer, and it's not trivial to compile either=2E Essential security fixes to the OS have always been expedited to the best = the Security Officer and crew can do as quickly as possible, AFAICT=2E This is a patch to ported software that - like many others - will always n= eed ongoing updates=2E There are a number of other browsers you could use = meanwhile, should particular bugs expose you to unacceptable immediate risk= =2E It was not my intention to deter you from contributing to solutions=2E cheers, Ian
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