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Date:      Mon, 15 Jan 2001 13:55:42 +0100
From:      Edwin Groothuis <mavetju@chello.nl>
To:        =?iso-8859-1?Q?Jes=FAs_Arn=E1iz?= <arnaiz@encomix.es>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ports
Message-ID:  <20010115135542.A44864@d9168.upc-d.chello.nl>
In-Reply-To: <00f401c07eef$5bae3180$4200a8c0@jesus>; from arnaiz@encomix.es on Mon, Jan 15, 2001 at 01:33:23PM %2B0100
References:  <004601c07ee0$45a095e0$4200a8c0@jesus> <20010115125818.B44350@d9168.upc-d.chello.nl> <00b501c07eec$d1dbd2c0$4200a8c0@jesus> <20010115132200.D44350@d9168.upc-d.chello.nl> <00f401c07eef$5bae3180$4200a8c0@jesus>

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> 
> I do this and I see it tries to get the package from a list of Internet ftp sites.

yes, the original sourcefile.

a port is a "I have the source-code and want to compile it on this
system", a package is a pre-compiled thingie. Insert the cdrom,
run /stand/sysinstall and choose configure -> packages and you'll
be happy.

> 

Edwin... if people spend a little more time to format the email,
							life would be great.

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