From owner-freebsd-chat Fri May 22 00:12:12 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id AAA24808 for freebsd-chat-outgoing; Fri, 22 May 1998 00:12:12 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from python.shoal.net.au (andrew@python.shoal.net.au [203.26.44.5]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id AAA24773 for ; Fri, 22 May 1998 00:12:04 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from andrew@python.shoal.net.au) Received: from localhost (andrew@localhost) by python.shoal.net.au (8.8.6/8.8.5) with SMTP id RAA22878; Fri, 22 May 1998 17:11:51 +1000 (EST) Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 17:11:50 +1000 (EST) From: Andrew Perry To: Malartre cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Why installing ports on a computer? In-Reply-To: <3564DE7A.3075FC44@aei.ca> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Not all FreeBSD machines have access to the internet. Those that do can download the latest etc... but those that don't (including me on some machines) enjoy the ability to get my ports from the cd. On my machines with internet access I find it convenient to have the ports local, I have only needed to get later versions from the internet occasionally and as the ports are very easy to use for a PHD (push here dummy :-) ) like myself it hasn't presented me with any obstacles. However you always have the choice. If you don't wish to have the ports collection on your machine don't install them and only download the skeletons when you wish to install. just my opinion anyway Andrew Perry > > I was thinking to that: ports are changing every week, if not often. > Well, like ports need internet to be usefull, why installing them on the > computer? > With FTP or Lynx, you can go on FreeBSD.org and get the last ports. > In both way, you need internet but in the second way, you do not waste > space and dont download old apps. > > So why installing ports on the computer? > Malartre > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message