From owner-cvs-all Mon Feb 11 11:19:24 2002 Delivered-To: cvs-all@freebsd.org Received: from point.osg.gov.bc.ca (point.osg.gov.bc.ca [142.32.102.44]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F298837B417; Mon, 11 Feb 2002 11:19:16 -0800 (PST) Received: (from daemon@localhost) by point.osg.gov.bc.ca (8.8.7/8.8.8) id LAA31918; Mon, 11 Feb 2002 11:19:13 -0800 Received: from passer.osg.gov.bc.ca(142.32.110.29) via SMTP by point.osg.gov.bc.ca, id smtpda31916; Mon Feb 11 11:18:56 2002 Received: (from uucp@localhost) by passer.osg.gov.bc.ca (8.11.6/8.9.1) id g1BJIpL41759; Mon, 11 Feb 2002 11:18:51 -0800 (PST) Received: from UNKNOWN(10.1.2.1), claiming to be "cwsys.cwsent.com" via SMTP by passer9.cwsent.com, id smtpdl41751; Mon Feb 11 11:18:14 2002 Received: (from uucp@localhost) by cwsys.cwsent.com (8.11.6/8.9.1) id g1BJIDF14412; Mon, 11 Feb 2002 11:18:13 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <200202111918.g1BJIDF14412@cwsys.cwsent.com> Received: from localhost.cwsent.com(127.0.0.1), claiming to be "cwsys" via SMTP by localhost.cwsent.com, id smtpdA14406; Mon Feb 11 11:17:47 2002 X-Mailer: exmh version 2.5 07/13/2001 with nmh-1.0.4 Reply-To: Cy Schubert - CITS Open Systems Group From: Cy Schubert - CITS Open Systems Group X-Sender: schubert 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 [...] In-Reply-To: Message from "Dan Langille" of "Mon, 11 Feb 2002 09:31:34 EST." <200202111431.g1BEVfi88777@lists.unixathome.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 11:17:47 -0800 Sender: owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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. -- Regards, Phone: (250)387-8437 Cy Schubert Fax: (250)387-5766 Team Leader, Sun/Alpha Team Email: Cy.Schubert@osg.gov.bc.ca Open Systems Group, CITS Ministry of Management Services Province of BC FreeBSD UNIX: cy@FreeBSD.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message