Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2016 20:22:36 -0500 From: Brandon J. Wandersee <brandon.wandersee@gmail.com> To: Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: /usr/sbin/wpa_supplicant && port security/wpa_supplicant Message-ID: <86a8eby90j.fsf@WorkBox.Home> In-Reply-To: <20161010090114.GA3988@c720-r292778-amd64> References: <20161010090114.GA3988@c720-r292778-amd64>
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Matthias Apitz writes: > Hello, > > What is the reason for us to have wpa_supplicant in the base system and > as port security/wpa_supplicant? > > Thanks > > matthias The version in the ports tree is more recent than that in base. The port can also be used to create a customized build, if so desired. Some NICs might require features not present in the default build in the base system. Same goes for Kerberos, OpenSSL, OpenSSH, and other utilities present in the base system. Please note that the version in ports being a *later* version does not inherently mean being *better*, and that the version in base being an *earlier* version does not make that version inferior or undesirable. Just trying to head off a bikeshed discussion with that point. -- :: Brandon J. Wandersee :: brandon.wandersee@gmail.com :: -------------------------------------------------- :: 'The best design is as little design as possible.' :: --- Dieter Rams ----------------------------------
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