From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 17 12:35:55 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ADCF616A4CE for ; Tue, 17 Aug 2004 12:35:55 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp.unsam.edu.ar (smtp.unsam.edu.ar [170.210.48.3]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9037743D1F for ; Tue, 17 Aug 2004 12:35:51 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from fernan@iib.unsam.edu.ar) Received: from pi.iib.unsam.edu.ar (pi.iib.unsam.edu.ar [192.168.10.11]) by smtp.unsam.edu.ar (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id i7HCkhxJ069371; Tue, 17 Aug 2004 09:46:44 -0300 (ART) (envelope-from fernan@iib.unsam.edu.ar) Received: from pi.iib.unsam.edu.ar (localhost.iib.unsam.edu.ar [127.0.0.1]) by pi.iib.unsam.edu.ar (8.12.11/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i7HCYetW034367; Tue, 17 Aug 2004 09:34:40 -0300 (ART) (envelope-from fernan@iib.unsam.edu.ar) Received: (from fernan@localhost) by pi.iib.unsam.edu.ar (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i7HCYc4Z034366; Tue, 17 Aug 2004 09:34:38 -0300 (ART) (envelope-from fernan@iib.unsam.edu.ar) X-Authentication-Warning: pi.iib.unsam.edu.ar: fernan set sender to fernan@iib.unsam.edu.ar using -f Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 09:34:38 -0300 From: Fernan Aguero To: Alain Buret Message-ID: <20040817123438.GA34111@iib.unsam.edu.ar> Mail-Followup-To: Alain Buret , ports@freebsd.org References: <4121F221.1040304@fosdem.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4121F221.1040304@fosdem.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Port's author X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 12:35:55 -0000 +----[ Alain Buret (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 . 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.