Date: Wed, 31 Jan 1996 16:35:32 +1030 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: thekind@NETural.com (Adam W. Dace) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Contributing to the FreeBSD project Message-ID: <199601310605.QAA17747@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960130154855.2446B-100000@stormbringer.netural.com> from "Adam W. Dace" at Jan 30, 96 03:51:44 pm
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Adam W. Dace stands accused of saying: > > I was wondering what kind of procedure is normally followed to "give" > software into the FreeBSD project. I.e. If I write my backup script, it > works great, etc, and I want it to be available so that noone else > reinvents the wheel, how would I go about it? Create a 'port' (perhaps lobby for a new category 'administrative tools') and submit the port to the ports people (subscribe to the -ports list) > One thing I've noticed Linux has that FreeBSD doesn't seem to, is a number > of sites where one can simple upload their little package, and it will be > indexed among the many other little packages there. Not exactly elegant, > barely organized, but -extremely- popular. Generally, the aim is to centralise everything and then mirror it out, rather than have lots of overlapping and conflicting resources. > | Adam W. Dace <thekind@NETural.com> | NETural Communications, Inc. -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] "wherever you go, there you are" - Buckaroo Banzai [[
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