Date: Mon, 08 Mar 1999 10:20:00 +0000 From: Niall Smart <nsmart@kira.team400.ie> To: alk@pobox.com Cc: robert@kudra.com, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: base64 Message-ID: <36E3A450.2ABBFD0E@kira.team400.ie> References: <14048.10089.598598.919239@avalon.east> <36E07AEC.101F3467@newsguy.com> <14048.48864.918087.631128@avalon.east> <19990306095927.B53145@kudra.com> <14049.29637.311448.247778@avalon.east>
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> The base system has expanded. DHCP is one recent example. > In the modern world, a system without DHCP is much less generally > useful than one with DHCP. MIME should be another functional > adaptation to the modern environment. Uu-coding can go. (Well, > not yet, but before I die.) > > : Thats why we have the ports tree. If we switched to > : elm for instance, that would be a wasted megabye of disk for me, and > : many other people. Can you say 'Creeping Featureism?' > > Like DHCP. Or C++. Creeping Featurism? I don't think so. > But it would be better to be able to trivially configure a system > without DHCP, or C++, or MIME, I agree. What about the maintanence cost of importing DHCP and a decent C++ compiler into the base tree? There is no point of integrating them without a maintainer who keeps the package in sync with the "vendor sources" in a reasonably timely manner. IMHO the ports provide the best compromise to cater for per-site customisation without the hassle of maintanence and "lively discussions" over what constitutes a base system. Thats not to say the definition isn't up for debate, but when in doubt "make -f /usr/ports/net/isc-dhcp/Makefile all install" seems best to me. Niall To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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