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Date:      Thu, 15 Sep 2011 12:37:10 -0600
From:      Chad Perrin <code@apotheon.net>
To:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Thank you (for making the ports less boring).
Message-ID:  <20110915183710.GA47127@guilt.hydra>
In-Reply-To: <4E7247F2.7080207@wasikowski.net>
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On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 08:46:10PM +0200, =C5=81ukasz W=C4=85sikowski wrote:
> W dniu 2011-09-15 20:08, Chad Perrin pisze:
> >=20
> > If there was something broken with a FreeBSD port (a relative
> > rarity), it would fail to install, leaving me with the older
> > version.  If there was something wrong with a Gentoo port, I'd end
> > up with a broken install.
>=20
> That's true. But I've got probably less then 5 situations when Gentoo
> port broke that way. Overall experience of every day portage use is
> just plain better. I hope for some changes in FreeBSD's ports system,
> we know where to look for some good ideas.

It seems we have different priorities.  I *hate* having a software update
break my software.  I would rather go through an extra step or two when
updating my software if it means I won't get an update that makes the
software unusable.

--=20
Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ]

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