Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2002 11:21:06 -0800 From: Will Andrews <will@csociety.org> To: Steve Wingate <stevew@velosystems.net> Cc: simon roy <simon.roy@web.de>, ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: nvidia in ports-collection? Message-ID: <20021109192106.GB62585@procyon.firepipe.net> In-Reply-To: <1036869293.3917.1.camel@daemon.velosystems.net> References: <200211091830.gA9IUtX04162@mailgate5.cinetic.de> <1036869293.3917.1.camel@daemon.velosystems.net>
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On Sat, Nov 09, 2002 at 11:14:52AM -0800, Steve Wingate wrote: > I doubt it, since it's a native driver there's nothing to port for > starters. "Ports" is a misleading name. There is lots of software in ports that doesn't really need to be there, but is because it's easier to install/maintain that way (and you can make packages). > Second there's no history of drivers going in the ports tree. Yes there is. See audio/aureal-kmod and graphics/drm-kmod. > Third, I doubt Nvidia would want people bypassing their website to get > the driver. Perhaps. That's for those involved to find out. regards -- wca To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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