Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1998 21:22:18 -0500 From: Drew Baxter <netmonger@genesis.ispace.com> To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>, Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>, jcwells@u.washington.edu Cc: advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD certified software (was: WordPerfect 8 for Linux) Message-ID: <4.1.19981030212143.00a84420@genesis.ispace.com> In-Reply-To: <19981031124827.F5846@freebie.lemis.com> References: <199810302253.PAA10713@usr05.primenet.com> <Pine.BSF.4.05.9810281811510.7221-100000@s8-37-26.student.washington.edu> <199810302253.PAA10713@usr05.primenet.com>
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At 12:48 PM 10/31/98 +1030, Greg Lehey wrote: >On Friday, 30 October 1998 at 22:53:12 +0000, Terry Lambert wrote: >>>> StarOffice on CD is probably not easy to install on FreeBSD; it's the >>>> port that does that. If a port exists, and the manufacturer distributes >>>> the package on his CD-ROM, then we should give him extra credit for >>>> that, even if it's not a native FreeBSD port. >>> >>> Absolutely. This would fall under "Designed for". >>> >>> The communcation hangup here is in the definition of "native". Perhaps a >>> vendor builds a FreeBSD software product. Maybe the vendor knows nothing >>> of "FreeBSD Ports(tm)". I would still call this a "native port" because it >>> was explicitly made to run on FreeBSD without emulation. The vendor gets >>> the extra recognition. >> >> I would like to see three categories: >> >> o Can be made to run with effort >> o Install tools, but non-native binaries >> o Native binaries. > >You're late on the scene, Terry. This is exactly what I suggested >several days ago. > >I think that others have made a valid point, though: if we include the >first category, we don't give much incentive for them to take the >relatively small step to the second category. I think we should refer >to the first category in an also-ran web page, but not issue >certificates unless they go at least to the second category. > >Greg That makes sense. It's not like it's going to kill anyone to throw together some install tools. After all, it's a good plug for their product as well to have support for FreeBSD.. --- Drew "Droobie" Baxter Network Admin/Professional Computer Nerd(TM) OneEX: The OneNetwork Exchange 207-942-0275 http://www.droo.orland.me.us My Latest Kernel: FreeBSD 3.0-CURRENT (ONEEX) #14: Mon Oct 19 22:36:58 EDT 1998 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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