Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 15:45:41 +0100 From: Ruben de Groot <fbsd-q@bzerk.org> To: Anand Buddhdev <arb@anand.org> Cc: Free BSD Questions list <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: How to cleanly remove bind before using bind9 Message-ID: <20030124144541.GA60296@ei.bzerk.org> In-Reply-To: <20030124143802.GA15631@anand.org> References: <20030123232922.GA12051@teddy.fas.com> <20030124133951.GA15457@anand.org> <20030124140519.GA60034@ei.bzerk.org> <20030124143802.GA15631@anand.org>
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On Fri, Jan 24, 2003 at 03:38:02PM +0100, Anand Buddhdev typed: > On Fri, Jan 24, 2003 at 03:05:19PM +0100, Ruben de Groot wrote: > > > > I have always found this to be a problem with FreeBSD: why can't sendmail, > > > bind and the other contributed software be made optional at install > > > time, so that the base system is not cluttered with old software when > > > we install new versions? The tight coupling of contributed software into > > > the base system is in my opinion not a good idea. > > > > This question has been asked and answered numerous times on this list. > > Yes, it can be done (I believe there's a project "libh" or something > > working on it amongst other things), but it's a lot of work. Are you > > volunteering to help? > > Yes, I'd like to, where/if I can. How do I get involved in the project? Not sure, but there's a dedicated mailing list (freebsd-libh), so maybe you could ask there. > > -- > Anand Buddhdev > http://anand.org > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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