From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Jul 10 0:32: 7 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mail1.panix.com (mail1.panix.com [166.84.0.212]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 30F2737B406 for ; Tue, 10 Jul 2001 00:32:00 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from rsi@panix.com) Received: from panix1.panix.com (panix1.panix.com [166.84.0.226]) by mail1.panix.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 41D6E48794; Tue, 10 Jul 2001 03:31:59 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from rsi@localhost) by panix1.panix.com (8.11.0/8.7.1/PanixN1.0) id f6A7VxR05700; Tue, 10 Jul 2001 03:31:59 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <200107100731.f6A7VxR05700@panix1.panix.com> X-Authentication-Warning: panix1.panix.com: rsi set sender to rsi@panix.com using -f To: Jordan Hubbard Cc: tlambert@primenet.com, wmoran@iowna.com, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD Mall now BSDCentral References: <200107100342.UAA13676@usr01.primenet.com> <20010709213102G.jkh@osd.bsdi.com> From: Rajappa Iyer Date: 10 Jul 2001 03:31:59 -0400 Reply-To: rsi@panix.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Jordan Hubbard writes: > Well, I'd sorta like to *see* them before writing the coding > equivalent of a blank check, but given reasonably functional > implementations, sure, I'd be happy to commit your "sysinstall > mountpoint auto-discovery" and "release package metadata" > enhancements. One of the nice things I like about FreeBSD (and I daresay I'm not alone in this) is that when I install it, I know that I'll get a kernel with a corresponding full and functional userland. I see the packaging of this `base system' as a bunch of (meta)packages as the thin edge of the wedge---pretty soon FreeBSD will resemble the hodge-podge collection of different (often conflicting) packages that Linux is. Rajappa -- a.k.a. Rajappa Iyer. They also surf who stand in the waves. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message