From owner-freebsd-install Fri Feb 13 16:41:16 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id QAA18931 for freebsd-install-outgoing; Fri, 13 Feb 1998 16:41:16 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-install@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (dingo.cdrom.com [204.216.28.145]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id QAA18897 for ; Fri, 13 Feb 1998 16:41:08 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dingo.cdrom.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id QAA05546; Fri, 13 Feb 1998 16:39:50 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199802140039.QAA05546@dingo.cdrom.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0zeta 7/24/97 To: m@pscwa.psca.com cc: Mike Smith , install@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: New package scheme, early draft In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 13 Feb 1998 16:29:02 PST." <9802140029.AA01695@pscwa.psca.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 16:39:50 -0800 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-install@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > You guys might consider taking a look at the way NEXTSTEP & OPENSTEP handle > packages. They provide some good paradigms/ideas to build upon, and make it > really trivial to install stuff...Cheers, Thanks, I think there's a copy of NS around 3.something in the office. The SGI 'inst' facility has some nice paradigms too, but I don't have an SGI to play with it on. 8) I'm completely shameless when it comes to adopting good ideas, and very open (even at this point) to suggestions. Not to mention offers of development assistance. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-install" in the body of the message