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Date:      Sun, 22 Dec 2002 20:58:46 +0100
From:      Miguel Mendez <flynn@energyhq.homeip.net>
To:        Ollivier Robert <roberto@keltia.freenix.fr>
Cc:        chat@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Quote from a NetBSDer
Message-ID:  <20021222205846.10e0a30a.flynn@energyhq.homeip.net>
In-Reply-To: <20021222191145.GA28129@tara.freenix.org>
References:  <20021222191145.GA28129@tara.freenix.org>

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On Sun, 22 Dec 2002 20:11:45 +0100
Ollivier Robert <roberto@keltia.freenix.fr> wrote:

Hi,

> Heard from a red-neck^W^Wdie-hard NetBSDer:
> 
> 	« Using the ports system [on FreeBSD] is like using Debian and
>       accepting that the maintainer dictates his choices upon you. »

I don't get it, NetBSD's pkgsrc system is based on FreeBSD's. Most of it
is pretty similar (save buildlinks and some other stuff). What's this
guy talking about?
 
> Nevermind that he should speak about packages but then again I wasn't
> expecting anything fair from him, seeing as fanatical as he is...

You mean like those people who spend the whole day saying "apt-get foo, apt-get bar"? :-)

Cheers,
-- 
        Miguel Mendez - flynn@energyhq.homeip.net
        GPG Public Key :: http://energyhq.homeip.net/files/pubkey.txt
        EnergyHQ :: http://www.energyhq.tk
        Of course it runs NetBSD!

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