From owner-freebsd-ports Sun Apr 30 11:57:25 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from rock.ghis.net (rock.ghis.net [209.222.164.7]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F041937B7B8 for ; Sun, 30 Apr 2000 11:57:22 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from will@blackdawn.com) Received: from argon.blackdawn.com (07-087.dial.008.popsite.net [209.69.77.87]) by rock.ghis.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id LAA11423; Sun, 30 Apr 2000 11:57:11 -0700 (PDT) Received: by argon.blackdawn.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 76E091950; Sun, 30 Apr 2000 14:56:51 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2000 14:56:51 -0400 From: Will Andrews To: kudzu@tenebras.com Cc: Neil Blakey-Milner , ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Numerous broken ports Message-ID: <20000430145650.E27631@argon.blackdawn.com> References: <390B0B02.47368F2A@dnai.com> <20000429185756.A48372@mithrandr.moria.org> <390B16D2.38EB927D@dnai.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: <390B16D2.38EB927D@dnai.com>; from kudzu@dnai.com on Sat, Apr 29, 2000 at 10:07:30AM -0700 X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT i386 Sender: owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Sat, Apr 29, 2000 at 10:07:30AM -0700, Michael Sierchio wrote: > They shouldn't be included in the ports if they fail. There *is* a central > point of distribution, and there should be some minimum > quality requirement -- like, that it compiles? When ports are first checked in, they (should) have been tested multiple times by a developer and (perhaps) the person who submitted the port. Over time, however, due to entropy, third-party programs can become out of sync with FreeBSD, or vice-versa. I'd suggest you think a little bit before opening your mouth next time. I know plenty of people who've only been using *BSD for 5 years or less (such as myself) who are much more polite. -- Will Andrews GCS/E/S @d- s+:+>+:- a--->+++ C++ UB++++ P+ L- E--- W+++ !N !o ?K w--- ?O M+ V-- PS+ PE++ Y+ PGP+>+++ t++ 5 X++ R+ tv+ b++>++++ DI+++ D+ G++>+++ e->++++ h! r-->+++ y? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message