Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 18:02:49 -0600 (MDT) From: Brett Taylor <brett@peloton.physics.montana.edu> To: "James A. Mutter" <jmutter@netwalk.com> Cc: Maury Markowitz <maury@OAAI.COM>, freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Presenting FreeBSD to a Linux Users Group? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9906251800120.12747-100000@peloton.physics.montana.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9906252002480.7096-100000@insomnia.local.net>
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Hi,
On Fri, 25 Jun 1999, James A. Mutter wrote:
> :Note also that a new package system is under development and sounds to be
> :mucho better than what I already think is, bar none, the easiest way to
> :install software, that works first shot out, ever!
> Hmm. I've not heard of that. Is there a URL describing the new
> package system? My biggest concern is that it maintains the
> simplicity of the current system. I suspect one of the reasons I
> always had so much trouble with the RPM system was that it was just
> too complex for its own good.
No URL available - it's still in alpha^(n) state AFAIK and I don't know
when it will be out in test mode. I've actually only heard Jordan and
Mike Smith (or maybe it was PW Satoshi) talk about its development. You
might search the mailing lists for something on it but what you'd search
for to find it I can't guess. I imagine "new port system" might find
something but probably not quickly. :-)
BTW, I tried to use rpm once. Yep once - looked for the switch to
"install the stupid rpm" - got tired of trying to find it in the man page
- gave up. :-)
Brett
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