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Date:      Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:36:27 -0000
From:      "Jeremy Messenger" <mezz7@cox.net>
To:        "Igor Roshchin" <str@komkon.org>
Cc:        gnome@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: libxml2 - will it be updated? (security vulnerability)
Message-ID:  <op.ujb8q1rc9aq2h7@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <200810201435.m9KEZX7i099108@trantor.komkon.org>

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On Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:35:33 -0000, Igor Roshchin <str@komkon.org> wrote:

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> 3. Speaking of the patch, - having been using FreeBSD for more than 12
> years, I am clueless what "MC ports" means. Upon searching in Google,
> I found that the expression "MC ports" is used mostly by you, Jeremy.
> So, let me confess that for some "gnome-uninitiated" FreeBSD users
> who use libxml2 which is used by ports other than gnome-related,
> it is totally unclear what is written in your response to the PR.
> "Slush" is yet another jargon that needs explanation.
>
> Upon further search, I found that MC ports probably refers to
> http://www.marcuscom.com:8080/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/

Correct.

> "Slush" remains a mystery, even though I might guess that it is
> somehow related to the Gnome release cycle.

No, it's not related with GNOME release cycle. It's FreeBSD ports tree. We  
use 'slush' word for very long time.

http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2008-September/050857.html

Cheers,
Mezz

> Thank you,
>
> Igor
<snip>


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