Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 23:46:56 +0200 From: "Thomas E. Zander" <riggs@rrr.de> To: ports@freebsd.org Subject: General linux_base issue Message-ID: <20031010214655.GG38736@o503.hadiko.de>
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--FCuugMFkClbJLl1L Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello folks, I don't know if this topic has already been discussed. If so, I apology for this mail (which is kind of irrelevant in this case). I'd suggest that we should try to make linux_base-debian the default linux_base. I have two main reasons for this suggestion: - RedHat has developed some kind of strange product development philosophy in the last years. I've been using RedHat since 5.2 and actually I don't see that this distribution has ever evolved to a state which could be described as "technically clean". But the point is: The actual "Red Hat Linux" distribution is no longer free. So sooner or later the port must me changed into "linux_base-fedora" if we want to have a recent linux base system. I think debian is the technically cleaner version, there is a huge package repository, so why not?! - Debian has longer lifetime cycles. Seriously, RedHat, SuSE and some others throw 3 revisions of their os versions in the world in only one year. The debian guys takes some time until a new version is released, so the effort to keep the linux_base up to date to existing linux distributions is significantly lower. So, isn't this an idea worth a try for 5.2-R? WHat do you think? Regards, Riggs --=20 - "[...] I talked to the computer at great length and -- explained my view of the Universe to it" said Marvin. --- And what happened?" pressed Ford. ---- "It committed suicide." said Marvin. --FCuugMFkClbJLl1L Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iD8DBQE/hyjPjdSJKchZls0RAuFZAJ91MltuxiL1CtNqgA55uEHU42tahwCfVmwu Cee7ge2cGv75xrifi2UHcSs= =vhRb -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --FCuugMFkClbJLl1L--
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