From owner-freebsd-pkg@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 3 15:21:14 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: pkg@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 766C4C5A; Wed, 3 Sep 2014 15:21:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: from prod2.absolight.net (mx3.absolight.net [IPv6:2a01:678:2:100::25]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-CAMELLIA256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "plouf.absolight.net", Issuer "CAcert Class 3 Root" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2ABCD1991; Wed, 3 Sep 2014 15:21:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: from prod2.absolight.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by prod2.absolight.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 758AEBDC4C; Wed, 3 Sep 2014 17:21:12 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=mat.cc; h=date:from:to:cc :subject:message-id:in-reply-to:references:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; s=plouf; bh=heWRH7OprhS SCsmTR9UhrGkAvCs=; b=AtCPliyl4/Uw7BGODhYk1DCf21xPxxQyPPiCu84lIAq i4JVLHJUMI49h4uikHiATvD4FHOTbcq8JhPIWP/8Ybp6Q1WeK2fmXTUyhBkpRcct jftzF0lMTWEs9T9aSq2/Vxdyd8hLiGwzgsW0xBlN5MdFzZf8DyzEjqFx6kmFkNC4 = Received: from gw.in.absolight.net (gw-ecl.in.absolight.net [79.143.241.69]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "gw.in.absolight.net", Issuer "CA Cert Signing Authority" (not verified)) by prod2.absolight.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 51FC6BDC2E; Wed, 3 Sep 2014 17:21:12 +0200 (CEST) Received: from ogg.in.absolight.net (ogg.in.absolight.net [79.143.241.239]) by gw.in.absolight.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4EE5E6158; Wed, 3 Sep 2014 17:21:11 +0200 (CEST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ogg.in.absolight.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 827907303680; Wed, 3 Sep 2014 17:21:10 +0200 (CEST) Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2014 17:21:10 +0200 From: Mathieu Arnold To: Michelle Sullivan Subject: Re: [HEADSUP] pkg(8) is now the only package management tool Message-ID: <562F5E76969DAAFC2106C9EC@ogg.in.absolight.net> In-Reply-To: <5407311C.5070903@sorbs.net> References: <20140901195520.GB77917@ivaldir.etoilebsd.net> <54050D07.4010404@sorbs.net> <540522A3.9050506@sorbs.net> <54052891.5000104@my.hennepintech.edu> <54052DFA.4030808@freebsd.org> <54053372.6020009@my.hennepintech.edu> <5405890F.8080804@freebsd.org> <20140902125256.Horde.uv31ztwymThxUZ-OYPQoBw1@webmail.df.eu> <5405AE54.60809@sorbs.net> <5407276D.3050200@sorbs.net> <9DAF63F1F61E0FC2F6B237BD@ogg.in.absolight.net> <5407311C.5070903@sorbs.net> X-Mailer: Mulberry/4.0.8 (Mac OS X) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Cc: ports@freebsd.org, pkg@freebsd.org, stable@freebsd.org, current@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-pkg@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: Binary package management and package tools discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2014 15:21:14 -0000 +--On 3 septembre 2014 17:17:48 +0200 Michelle Sullivan wrote: | Mathieu Arnold wrote: |> +--On 3 septembre 2014 16:36:29 +0200 Michelle Sullivan |> wrote: |> | Mathieu Arnold wrote: |> |> I still don't see what you have to say about what EOL mean, it's *End |> |> Of Life* meaning after, it is dead, and won't exist any more. |> |> |> |> |> | Ahh so all those Windows XP servers are dead and don't work anymore... |> |> Not at all, but you don't update them any more. |> |> | Actually you do, but it does nothing... just like freebsd-update on any | EOL release... | | Microsoft didn't release a patch that would change the base system so | you can no longer install any software... They just stopped providing | updates, then later stopped providing security updates. You can still go and fetch/build software. You can't do it using the FreeBSD App Store though. -- Mathieu Arnold