Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 20:40:42 -0400 From: "Kevin Liquori" <kliquori@ix.netcom.com> To: "FreeBSD Questions" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Ports and Packages Message-ID: <199804160041.TAA15494@dfw-ix12.ix.netcom.com>
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What's the difference between ports and packages? I saw the information on the website but I'm still a bit confused. Are ports full versions of programs or do they just convert them for FreeBSD use? TIA -Kevin (new to the whole thing!) :-) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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