Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 12:06:15 +0200 From: Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se> To: ck74 <ck74@operamail.com> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: About closed-source ports... Message-ID: <20080601100615.GA4429@owl.midgard.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <17583664.post@talk.nabble.com> References: <17583664.post@talk.nabble.com>
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On Sun, Jun 01, 2008 at 02:23:15AM -0700, ck74 wrote: > > > Hello! > > Couls someone please tell me how a user can restrict freebsd to install > open-source ports only? Well, for example if you want to install www/opera, > 'make install' does not warn user that this port uses closed-source (binary > distribution) only. There is no general mechanism in place for that. Installing software that is partly or completely closed-source is not really something that it is considered that users need to be warned about. -- <Insert your favourite quote here.> Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se
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