Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:35:57 +0100 From: Andreas Pettersson <andpet@telia.com> To: "Aryeh M. Friedman" <aryeh.friedman@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [RFC/P] Port System Re-Engineering (Repost from -ports@) Message-ID: <475492DD.6090401@telia.com> In-Reply-To: <47541063.4010101@gmail.com> References: <47541063.4010101@gmail.com>
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Aryeh M. Friedman wrote: > 1. What is more important to your personal use of FreeBSD (the ports > system, the underlaying OS, some other aspect)? > > 2. How frequently do you interact with the ports systems and what is > the most common interaction you have with it? > Portupgrade a few times a month > 3. What is the single best aspect of the current system? > Installed ports are configurally very similar to the source distribution (no renamed config files etc), so it's easy to get support from the community. > 4. What is the single worst aspect of the current system? > I find it difficult to downgrade installed ports. > 5. If you where a new FreeBSD user how would your answers above > change? If you where brand new to UNIX how whould they change? > Not sure. > 6. Assuming that there was no additional work on your behalf would you > use a new system if it corrected your answer to number 4? > I think so. > 7. Same as question 6 but for your answer on question 3? > I think not. > 8. How long have you used FreeBSD and/or UNIX in general? > FreeBSD since 2003. > 9. That is your primary use(s) for your FreeBSD machine(s) (name upto 3)? > Firewall, development, misc > 10. Assuming there is no functional difference what is your preferred > installation method for 3rd party software? > Ports > 11. On a scale from 1 to 10 (10 being the best) please rate the > importance of the following aspects of the ports system? > > a. User Interface *5* > b. Consistency of behaviors and interactions *7* > c. Accuracy in dependant port installations *8* > d. Internal record keeping *6* > e. Granularity's of the port management system *?* > > 12. Please rate your personal technical skill level? > Average -- Andreas
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