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Date:      Sat, 4 Aug 2018 08:39:19 +0200
From:      Kurt Jaeger <pi@freebsd.org>
To:        Julian Elischer <julian@freebsd.org>
Cc:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org, freebsd-pkg@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Archives of last quarterly package builds?
Message-ID:  <20180804063919.GI2118@home.opsec.eu>
In-Reply-To: <a6dda209-dc35-99ba-a87d-8035c2932df0@freebsd.org>
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Hi!

> >>> I've asked for this but the answer is
> >>> "no we don't do that..  and have no plans to".

> >> What is the rationale?
> > I don't know, but as the setup of your own package builder box
> > is simple enough -- wouldn't that be an alternative for you ?
> If the answer is always "don't use the quarterly packages but create 
> your own, then why have them at all?"

The idea is: use the quarterlies, and if the next quarter comes,
upgrade to that quarterly. The quarterlies are a way to test
if we can provide some 'more stable tree' than HEAD for the ports.

It's not perfect, and we all learn the use cases and the issues etc.

I don't have the overview over all the posts on that issues, so:
is there a text that describes alternative approaches ? Something
where implementation can be discussed ?

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