Date: Fri, 5 Dec 1997 15:19:45 -0600 (CST) From: Jim Bryant <jbryant@unix.tfs.net> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 3.0 -release ? Message-ID: <199712052119.PAA00957@unix.tfs.net>
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In reply: > > The second thing I think we need to consider is that in the longer > > term, I can easily see a day where the ports and packages collection > > have grown to the point where decoupling them from the primary FreeBSD > > releases becomes essential in order that the "base system" remain > > reasonably priced. This would also allow the ports collection to move > > at its own release schedule, perhaps doing only 2 - 3 releases a year > > and published in a format closer to Rich Morin's well known Prime Time > > Freeware for UNIX CDs (http://www.ptf.com/ptf/products/UNIX). They > > come with a nifty printed book containing alphabetized short > > descriptions so you can look something up quickly before wasting your > > time mounting the wrong CD, and I think the ports & packages > > collection should do exactly the same thing. > > > I like this. I think that there should be coordination with the > OpenBSD and NetBSD folks to make sure they are usable "out of the box" > for them as well. It could become simply "The BSD ports collection". > > You may want to coordinate with BSDI, if at all possible... > > This should probably wait for ELF, though, since all the other BSD's > are ELF now... hmmmm... skip BSDI. they want to charge absurd amounts, so make them pay for their own ports.. jim -- All opinions expressed are mine, if you | "I will not be pushed, stamped, think otherwise, then go jump into turbid | briefed, debriefed, indexed, or radioactive waters and yell WAHOO !!! | numbered!" - #1, "The Prisoner" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Inet: jbryant@tfs.net AX.25: kc5vdj@wv0t.#neks.ks.usa.noam grid: EM28pw voice: KC5VDJ - 6 & 2 Meters AM/FM/SSB, 70cm FM. http://www.tfs.net/~jbryant ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HF/6M/2M: IC-706-MkII, 2M: HTX-212, 2M: HTX-202, 70cm: HTX-404, Packet: KPC-3+
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