Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 09:34:38 -0300 From: Fernan Aguero <fernan@iib.unsam.edu.ar> To: Alain Buret <aburet@fosdem.org> Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Port's author Message-ID: <20040817123438.GA34111@iib.unsam.edu.ar> In-Reply-To: <4121F221.1040304@fosdem.org> References: <4121F221.1040304@fosdem.org>
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+----[ Alain Buret <aburet@fosdem.org> (17.Aug.2004 09:19): | | Hi there, | | I would like to know who "invented" the BSD port, or who is the person | that maintain it. Information is requested for maybe inviting him/her at | FOSDEM 2005. | +----] I don't know who "invented" the BSD ports system ... I just did a quick google search and found no article on the history of the ports system ... maybe someone has some pointers that I missed? Nonetheless, a look in the cvs repository shows that version 1.1 of bsd.port.mk (which, at that time perhaps was _the_ FreeBSD ports system) dates from August, 1994. The file has been committed by Jordan Hubbard. Jordan has been a key member in the FreeBSD development, from what I've read so far, so it is possible that he's also been involved in the creation of the ports system. I'm sure some veteran FreeBSD user could give you more details :) As for who's maintaining it, currently a group of people. They can be reached at <portmgr@freebsd.org>. Hope this helps, Fernan -- Fernan Aguero - fernan at iib.unsam.edu.ar Phone: +54 11 4580-7255/7 ext 310, Fax: +54 11 4752-9639 Check http://genoma.unsam.edu.ar/~fernan for more info.
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