From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jul 23 02:11:55 2008 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 4D7C51065671 for ; Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:11:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from prvs=pschmehl_lists=0832cde34@tx.rr.com) Received: from ip-relay-002.utdallas.edu (ip-relay-002.utdallas.edu [129.110.20.112]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 27C148FC08 for ; Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:11:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from prvs=pschmehl_lists=0832cde34@tx.rr.com) X-Group: RELAYLIST X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.31,235,1215406800"; d="scan'208";a="4168567" Received: from smtp3.utdallas.edu ([129.110.20.110]) by ip-relay-002.utdallas.edu with ESMTP; 22 Jul 2008 20:43:21 -0500 Received: from [192.168.2.102] (cpe-24-175-90-48.tx.res.rr.com [24.175.90.48]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp3.utdallas.edu (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id F2A8623DDF for ; Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:43:21 -0500 (CDT) Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:43:13 -0500 From: Paul Schmehl To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <20080723010144.GB17377@shepherd> References: <2cd0a0da0807221305r5ae70309w4313dbea62d3fdf0@mail.gmail.com> <792213D8B249EC1C41EA0662@utd65257.utdallas.edu> <20080723010144.GB17377@shepherd> X-Mailer: Mulberry/4.0.8 (Mac OS X) X-Munged-Reply-To: To reply - figure it out MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=sha1; protocol="application/pkcs7-signature"; boundary="==========3F91AB55FC498DE3A90B==========" X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Re: FreeBSD for webserver? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Paul Schmehl List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:11:55 -0000 --==========3F91AB55FC498DE3A90B========== Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline --On July 22, 2008 9:01:44 PM -0400 Sahil Tandon wrote: > Paul Schmehl wrote: > > [...] > >> Some people enjoy doing that. Most people just want the software to >> work, be easy to maintain and upgrade and then stay out of their way. > > Ahem, and that 'just works' crowd is generally not found using FreeBSD > or in an admin capacity. :-) Perhaps you've misunderstood my point? Compiling from source rather than ports gains you nothing, in most cases,=20 and can cost you a great deal of extra time if you run into problems.=20 Time is something most admins I know have precious little of already.=20 There are certainly special cases where compiling from source is=20 preferable, especially if you have a highly customized installation, but=20 those are the exceptions rather than the rule. My point was, when you=20 install from ports, you *are* compiling from source. You just don't have=20 to deal with any of the quirks that arise when you're working from the=20 tarball. The port maintainers have already dealt with those issues for=20 you. If you prefer compiling from the tarball then by all means have at it. As an admin myself, I build world and kernel by hand, but I build all my=20 apps from ports. (I've used freebsd-update for kernel and world updates,=20 but I normally compile both.) Paul Schmehl If it isn't already obvious, my opinions are my own and not those of my employer. --==========3F91AB55FC498DE3A90B==========--