Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2012 11:55:43 +0100 From: Chris Rees <crees@FreeBSD.org> To: "O. Hartmann" <ohartman@zedat.fu-berlin.de> Cc: Steve Franks <bahamasfranks@gmail.com>, Current FreeBSD <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>, freebsd-stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>, Martin Sugioarto <martin@sugioarto.com>, Adam Strohl <adams-freebsd@ateamsystems.com> Subject: Re: Why Are You NOT Using FreeBSD ? Message-ID: <CADLo83_LBeeO_WpRV6wVq3skCbzu47odmpz%2B7q-nsRPuS0bxQg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4FD47C3A.7050001@zedat.fu-berlin.de> References: <CAOgwaMvsv3e1TxDauV038Pp7LRiYeH7oAODE%2Bw-pxHt9oGrXMA@mail.gmail.com> <20120604110339.GA9426@equilibrium.bsdes.net> <CAOjkAUe0_U==vjQGO77sQy=4JJ_e_ypoGpVbf1Mg62ttXATJYw@mail.gmail.com> <4FD2D4CC.3080109@ateamsystems.com> <4FD3003C.4080109@zedat.fu-berlin.de> <4FD352FF.9090101@ateamsystems.com> <4FD357F2.9090901@zedat.fu-berlin.de> <4FD35905.9080500@ateamsystems.com> <20120610121210.3ce1bd9d@zelda.sugioarto.com> <CADLo838gS7L=Sy9Giow1gYMtM2n4NnoHJWm8p3ZCvi6CZbMWhg@mail.gmail.com> <4FD47C3A.7050001@zedat.fu-berlin.de>
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On 10 June 2012 11:51, O. Hartmann <ohartman@zedat.fu-berlin.de> wrote: > On 06/10/12 12:37, Chris Rees wrote: >> On 10 June 2012 11:12, Martin Sugioarto <martin@sugioarto.com> wrote: >>> Am Sat, 09 Jun 2012 21:09:09 +0700 >>> schrieb Adam Strohl <adams-freebsd@ateamsystems.com>: >>> >>>> I get the feeling people are updating their ports tree and then >>>> recompiling/reinstalling everything "just because" and then are >>>> complaining when one thing breaks (its the only thing I can think of). >>> >>> Hi. >>> >>> But it does not need to break. Sometimes it would be enough just to >>> test if the port compiles before committing it (I'm talking about >>> libreoffice here which is broken). Some people rely on some essential >>> ports. I can understand that porters are not Gods and make errors, but >>> they should be fixed within hours, when they have been found on >>> important ports. >>> >>> I mean, ports collection is sure great and this is one of the aspects >>> why I am using FreeBSD, but at the moment FreeBSD is losing strength >>> here, in my opinion. >> >> Er... people always test their commits. =A0Sometimes edge cases will >> creep in, such as the libreoffice failure which was due to different >> configurations, but to suggest that the commit wasn't tested is quite >> frankly insulting-- it built on a clean system perfectly well. >> >> Chris > > In do not see any insulting statement! Why those exaggerations? >> Sometimes it would be enough just to >> test if the port compiles before committing it (I'm talking about >> libreoffice here which is broken)
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