Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 12:29:57 -0700 From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@freebsd.org> To: Jim Bryant <kc5vdj@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bash in /usr/local/bin? Message-ID: <20010813122957.B2472@dragon.nuxi.com> In-Reply-To: <3B779A50.7050807@yahoo.com>; from kc5vdj@yahoo.com on Mon, Aug 13, 2001 at 04:13:52AM -0500 References: <3B74D180.D036D629@hway.net> <3B75D33D.68368F22@softweyr.com> <3B764D47.6060902@yahoo.com> <20010812152709.A73284@NewGold.NET> <3B76FD51.40805@yahoo.com> <20010813073451.5b874e7e.steveo@eircom.net> <3B779A50.7050807@yahoo.com>
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On Mon, Aug 13, 2001 at 04:13:52AM -0500, Jim Bryant wrote: > from what i've read here, not many undrestand the actual mindset of the > military when it comes to computing. > > the closest would be the guy who mentioned that since ports are on the > CD's that they should be acceptable, this is incorrect. You are making sweeping generalizations. Please stop and be specific which parts of the military. It is correct for the CIA. The CIA[*] will not let you bring in any download bits off the net (or floppies containing them) to compile locally and install. HOWEVER, if the bits come on a CDROM from a commercial vendor, they are "OK". So in the FreeBSD case, packages are on the commercial 4-disc set, and thus can be installed. In older days for Solaris, one had to find a CD offering from say Walnut Creek CDROM that contained precompiled versions of GNU bits for Solaris. Again, if it was something their purchasing could buy from a vendor an receive it was OK. -- -- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org) [*] yes I did my time as a cleared Beltway Bandit To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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