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> Seriously, the FreeBSD package system is in great need of a profound 
> overhaul, pretending it works well is complete denial of reality. I 
> hope that young people working on summer code projects will infuse 
> *new* ideas, and not spend their vacations polishing inadequate tools.

Hmm? Works fine for me and many others who are more than casual users.

I think Kris has it right when he asks you to state what problems need 
to be addressed and *then* how you would address them- not to find a way 
to address problems first.

respectfully

-matt