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Date:      Sun, 26 Dec 2010 18:02:19 -0800
From:      Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Portupgrade status
Message-ID:  <20101227020219.GA2022@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com>
In-Reply-To: <86pqsogfvu.fsf@red.stonehenge.com>
References:  <14212432ba707fc5f9fbc75b56e8e783@flabnapple.net> <20101226214221.GB68570@stainmore> <AANLkTi=bD60UiybsaioHwEDgsXAQpAeJ6VuPiDvSZ%2B0P@mail.gmail.com> <86pqsogfvu.fsf@red.stonehenge.com>

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Quoth Randal L. Schwartz on Sunday, 26 December 2010:
> >>>>> "Rob" =3D=3D Rob Farmer <rfarmer@predatorlabs.net> writes:
>=20
> Rob> Then, the removal of MD5 distinfo broke it and it stayed broken for
> Rob> over a week with no indication given that a fix was in the works. On
> Rob> the other hand, Doug Barton has been very responsive to issues with
> Rob> portmaster and fixed this problem less than 48 hours after it
> Rob> appeared. Hence my recommendation to switch.
>=20
> I switched to portmaster a few months ago after being firmly in the
> portupgrade camp, and have not regretted it in the slightest.
>=20
> --=20
> Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 00=
95
> <merlyn@stonehenge.com> <URL:http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/>;
> Smalltalk/Perl/Unix consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc.
> See http://methodsandmessages.posterous.com/ for Smalltalk discussion

What do you see as its primary practical benefits?

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