From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 19 21:20:11 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D5DA2106566B for ; Sun, 19 Aug 2012 21:20:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from vermaden@interia.pl) Received: from smtpo.poczta.interia.pl (smtpo.poczta.interia.pl [217.74.65.206]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8D74D8FC14 for ; Sun, 19 Aug 2012 21:20:11 +0000 (UTC) Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2012 23:20:10 +0200 From: vermaden To: Polytropon X-Mailer: interia.pl/pf09 In-Reply-To: <20120819213854.50408ec7.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <20120819213854.50408ec7.freebsd@edvax.de> X-Originating-IP: 95.41.114.23 Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=interia.pl; s=biztos; t=1345411210; bh=t4560+YxtII1uYrht3OGar1yLcoYzt5iIc6Qr2jHY7A=; h=Date:From:Subject:To:Cc:X-Mailer:In-Reply-To:References: X-Originating-IP:Message-Id:MIME-Version:Content-Type: Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=ncm/TV1EHDsfDlCUZKQ3DpHTiN9dzPgyd6w6ZSMIqQsHznccbvaQWItjoIKLxRaf5 z5OlpwSgRChTo9nZH83pvmPvb7/CCV27ryDP9mzPZJTp1hXSG/C/KuRdXSzZYF2cxb BI3iYfgsEb5MaOIyASvOIz3bXBxRDahJ20TvTNNs= Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: I Can Has Packages? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2012 21:20:11 -0000 ... I even got a screenshot of how these *flavours* and *subpackages* work, here: http://ompldr.org/vZjV2bQ "Polytropon" pisze: > On Sun, 19 Aug 2012 20:33:49 +0200, vermaden wrote: > > HI, > >=20 > > OpenBSD seems to have packages for everything, even > > for LAME (audio/lame), why FreeBSD can not provide > > package for LAME the same way as OpenBSD does? >=20 > j00 CAN haz pakagez. =3D^_^=3D >=20 > Packages for _everything_ is impossible because of the many > options that may or MAY NOT fit your needs, so things have > to be set at compile time. Just imagine how many different > packages you would have to host for OpenOffice! >=20 > In the past, "pkg_add -r de-openoffice" would have given > you a full-featured german version of OpenOffice, even > including a dictionary. Today, it's not that easy anymore. >=20 > There are also ports that draw a massive slew of dependencies. > Some of them are of minor importance, like documentation that > urges you to install LaTeX. If that's the default the package > has been created from, installing it will bring teTeX to your > system too, even if _you_ don't need it. >=20 > Also consider programs like mplayer that can have a lot of > codecs. Because it's illegal in the U.S. to listen to MP3, > those may not be included. :-) >=20 > Okay, you get the idea: There may apply "shipping restrictions". > If I remember correctly, there has been such an issue for lame > in the past, but I thought that it would have been resolved. > When trying "make package", it was not possible, and there > also was not package for use with pkg_add. You _had_ to compile > it yourself because the terms of use told so. >=20 > The ports collections has a specific field in Makefile that > gives you information about such issues: >=20 > RESTRICTED=3D patent issues, see http://www.mp3licensing.com/ >=20 > So if OpenBSD serves a lame package (I mean a package containing > lame), you should ask them in how far they have an agreement that > allows them to do so, in comparison to what patent issues prohibit > doing the same on FreeBSD. >=20 >=20 >=20 > --=20 > Polytropon > Magdeburg, Germany > Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 > Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... >=20 --=20 ...