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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.

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