Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 09:13:34 -0600 (MDT) From: Brian Handy <handy@lambic.physics.montana.edu> To: ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: "Powered by FreeBSD" on the Apache default page Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9909150901430.38281-100000@lambic.physics.montana.edu> In-Reply-To: <37DF885C.29216BAC@scc.nl>
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...time to jump in the middle of this... >> [Regarding adding themes to either the window manager ports, or >> making some new "theme" ports] >Making a new category only leaves the impression that we are collecting >themes. Before you know it, half the ports collection will consist of >themes. I think misc is appropriate for a handful of really cute and BSD >friendly themes, assuming that we want theme ports of course. I guess I'm just not thrilled with the idea of having 'theme' ports. These things are transitory, fashionable, and a week later there's a newer, better one out there that everyone has to have. If, for example, Window Maker was horribly linux-centric in terms of the included themes, I'd be all over adding some files a la' Afterstep, but it's pretty OS neutral. (Kudos to the developers for making it that way, BTW.) Themes are pretty easy for users to get and install on their own, and 6 months from now these cool, crisp themes are going to be old, dusty themes. What would one upgrade x11-themes/cool_wm_FreeBSD_theme to then? Seems like a dead-end. Bottom line? Do what you will, but don't do it to my Window Maker port. :-) Brian To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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