From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 10 11:30:24 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D1697106564A for ; Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:30:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ait_mlist@rocc.ru) Received: from mail.rocc.ru (rocc.ru [194.84.224.171]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 27F528FC12 for ; Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:30:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freebsd.tele2.loc ([10.77.44.133]) by mail.rocc.ru (peer1) with ESMTP id q0ABUBr2082723; Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:30:12 +0400 (MSK) (envelope-from ait_mlist@rocc.ru) Received: from freebsd.tele2.loc (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebsd.tele2.loc (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id q0ABUBW7051381; Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:30:11 +0400 (MSK) (envelope-from ait_mlist@rocc.ru) Received: (from ait@localhost) by freebsd.tele2.loc (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) id q0ABUB5C051380; Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:30:11 +0400 (MSK) (envelope-from ait_mlist@rocc.ru) X-Authentication-Warning: freebsd.tele2.loc: ait set sender to ait_mlist@rocc.ru using -f Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:30:11 +0400 From: Dmitry Sarkisov To: Matthew Seaman Message-ID: <20120110113011.GA47338@aperturescience.org> Mail-Followup-To: Dmitry Sarkisov , Matthew Seaman , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <07e401cccefb$364338b0$a2c9aa10$@fisglobal.com> <20120110092307.GA87677@aperturescience.org> <4F0C0FE6.6040002@infracaninophile.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4F0C0FE6.6040002@infracaninophile.co.uk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 9.0-RC3 amd64 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ports vs packages X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:30:24 -0000 On 10-01-2012, Tue [10:16:06], Matthew Seaman wrote: > On 10/01/2012 09:23, Dmitry Sarkisov wrote: > > Would be nice to know if there any plans on switching to pkgng or any other pkg management > > system in a future. > > pkgng is under active development with the stated aim of replacing the > current packaging system. If you want to get involved, check out the > #pkgng channel on irc.freenode.net > > It's still too early in the pkgng development cycle for a decision to > have been made about if and when it becomes the new standard packaging > system. Given it is such a major infrastructure change the switch over > will have to be carefully managed and I'd expect there to be a lot of > activity over on freebsd-ports@ while it is all in beta. > > Cheers, > > Matthew > Thanks for the info, Matthew! It's really good to see some moving forward once in a while. -- Best wishes, Dmitry Sarkisov <--\ <---+---------- <--/