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> References: <20110912230943.GD33455@guilt.hydra> <4E6E99BC.4050909@missouri.edu> <1315905051.1747.208.camel@xenon> <4E6F8A50.9060205@gmx.de> <1315942042.1747.258.camel@xenon> <4E6FD71D.9010207@gmx.de> <20110914181553.f6d31b0f.cjr@cruwe.de> <4E722F3F.3030606@wasikowski.net> <20110915180815.GA46983@guilt.hydra> <4E7247F2.7080207@wasikowski.net>
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--Q68bSM7Ycu6FN28Q Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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 ] --Q68bSM7Ycu6FN28Q Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.14 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAk5yRdYACgkQ9mn/Pj01uKVl2gCgy2CaWUTcja0Xr21rgwKHZjwn TGYAnjtsLfh3d0p/vgo8BaVxP8S7TI+T =Y1rx -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Q68bSM7Ycu6FN28Q--
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