From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 2 12:33:20 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AEF5737B401 for ; Wed, 2 Apr 2003 12:33:20 -0800 (PST) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 60B3743FBD for ; Wed, 2 Apr 2003 12:33:19 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h32KXIik001072; Wed, 2 Apr 2003 22:33:18 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: (from wkb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h32KXIYt001071; Wed, 2 Apr 2003 22:33:18 +0200 (CEST) Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2003 22:33:18 +0200 From: Wilko Bulte To: Dan Naumov Message-ID: <20030402203318.GB971@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <3E8B093D.4010500@liwing.de> <20030402195640.GA318@freebie.xs4all.nl> <20030402232853.4d218710.dan.naumov@ofw.fi> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030402232853.4d218710.dan.naumov@ofw.fi> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i X-OS: FreeBSD 4.8-RC X-PGP: finger wilko@freebsd.org cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Removing Sendmail X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2003 20:33:21 -0000 On Wed, Apr 02, 2003 at 11:28:53PM +0300, Dan Naumov wrote: > On Wed, 2 Apr 2003 21:56:40 +0200 > Wilko Bulte wrote: > > > On Wed, Apr 02, 2003 at 02:29:30PM -0500, John Baldwin wrote: > > > > > > I find an odd situation here whenever this topic comes up. One the > > > one hand, people are always wanting to split the entire base system > > > up into small packages for each little piece of the base. On the > > > other hand, one of FreeBSD's selling points in real-world > > > environments is that it doesn't have a bunch of little packages for > > > the base system like Linux distros. Do people really prefer > > > something like having rpm's for /bin/ps to having one lump base dist > > > for all of /bin, /sbin, etc.? > > > > One of the worst mis-features of Linux in my book. > > I think being able to update just about ANYTHING, except the kernel > without the need for a reboot is one of the best features of Linux and > actual advantages it has over FreeBSD. Then go and run Linux. I like my FreeBSD bikeshed better ;) -- | / o / /_ _ wilko@FreeBSD.org |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte