Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2012 17:20:26 -0500 From: ajtiM <lumiwa@gmail.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: before new version Message-ID: <201211031720.27182.lumiwa@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20121103201122.bfcc917e.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <201211031123.12664.lumiwa@gmail.com> <201211031225.12632.lumiwa@gmail.com> <20121103201122.bfcc917e.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Saturday 03 November 2012 14:11:22 you wrote: > > BTW: packages are almost all the time outdated. > > The packages in the RELEASE directory and on the installation > media meet the frozen ports tree (frozen _prior_ to the release > date), so yes, they are a bit outdated, but they are considered > "mostly stable and usable" when in use with what is distributed. > On the server, both _those_ packages _and_ those in Latest/ (which > are periodically built from the "advancing" ports tree after the > release date) are often considered not _that_ current as if you > would use CVS or SVN to obtain the "bleeding edge" latest ports > tree and build from source. > I didn't complain about "bleeding edge" sofware which we anywhere don't have (Gimp, Xorg, LibreOffice and all dependencies for those applications and more and more which I don't use and I don't need) but I complain about freezing ports too early before new release came out and after that rebuilt 5000 ports for example just because png new version is coming out. Or am I wrong? > So yes, you could say what you said. :-) Mitja -------- http://www.redbubble.com/people/lumiwa
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