Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 11:17:47 -0800 From: Cy Schubert - CITS Open Systems Group <Cy.Schubert@uumail.gov.bc.ca> To: dan@langille.org Cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, cy@cwsys9.cwsent.com Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/security/krb5-beta [...] Message-ID: <200202111918.g1BJIDF14412@cwsys.cwsent.com> In-Reply-To: Message from "Dan Langille" <dan@langille.org> of "Mon, 11 Feb 2002 09:31:34 EST." <200202111431.g1BEVfi88777@lists.unixathome.org>
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In message <200202111431.g1BEVfi88777@lists.unixathome.org>, "Dan
Langille" writes:
> On 11 Feb 2002 at 9:18, Will Andrews wrote:
>
> > On Mon, Feb 11, 2002 at 06:37:36AM -0600, Jacques A. Vidrine wrote:
> > > I'm sorry, but I disagree. For ports with potentially complex
> > > relationships with other software, a `-beta' port is just what the
> > > doctor ordered.
> >
> > I'm not contesting that, re-read my reply.
>
> What I think Will is saying is that you can test "a `-beta' port" without
> putting it into the ports tree. At least, that's that I do. I test ports
> all the time which depend upon other software. And said ports never
> appear in the ports tree, but they do use many port tree entries.
I think that goes without saying, however do you distribute those ports on your website or do you keep them to yourself? For example, I have or have had ports of beta software that were sufficient for only me to test the port. Another example is that I'm working a port which I have emailed to a few individuals to test: A limited distribution. A well established port like krb5 has greater interest and a larger following than for example an esoteric port like tripwire. It interacts with much more software, including pam_krb5, other ports, and some software in the FreeBSD base, than a port like tripwire, so the method to distribute a beta copy of the port needs to be sufficient to ensure many more people have access to it.
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