Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 21:27:38 +0000 From: Nik Clayton <nik@freebsd.org> To: Valentino Vaschetto <logo@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Nik Clayton <nik@FreeBSD.org>, Dima Dorfman <dima@trit.org>, doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: <port> replacement Message-ID: <20020214212738.M92878@canyon.nothing-going-on.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.43.0202131916220.9649-100000@wrath.forked.net>; from logo@FreeBSD.org on Wed, Feb 13, 2002 at 07:28:26PM -0800 References: <20020213230809.I92878@canyon.nothing-going-on.org> <Pine.LNX.4.43.0202131916220.9649-100000@wrath.forked.net>
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--+2GlJm56SCtLHYlr Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, Feb 13, 2002 at 07:28:26PM -0800, Valentino Vaschetto wrote: > > 1. Definitely 'package', not 'port'. Ports are just the infrastructure > > that produce packages. >=20 > Why package? We didnt use <package></package> before in our sgml > documents, so I think that we should keep it as "port". In html format, > when a user clicks on the link for net/cvsup for example, it takes them to > the cvsup port's page, and from there they have the option to download the > package. When a user clicks on the link, it doesn't go and start > downloading that package. Am I wrong? If I am, just ignore me on this > comment. FreeBSD is the odd one out in the port/package debate. Almost every other OS refers to whatever mechanism they use to easily install third party apps as 'packages'. > > We can always make these entities, something like > > > > &pkg.net.cvsup; >=20 > Deadly. If we did it this way, would'nt we have to add new entities every > time we get a new port?=20 Only when we want to refer to a new package. It's not nearly as necessary as it was with the &man.foo.n; though. N --=20 FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://www.freebsd.org/ (__) FreeBSD Documentation Project http://www.freebsd.org/docproj/ \\\'',) \/ \= ^ --- 15B8 3FFC DDB4 34B0 AA5F 94B7 93A8 0764 2C37 E375 --- .\._/= _) --+2GlJm56SCtLHYlr Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (FreeBSD) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iEYEARECAAYFAjxsK8oACgkQk6gHZCw343W68QCeIPL9Nz5kJqwwbZ/IcBJteopV ur0AnjOAofTrlNNaeV5yJt3aFoFKpXW2 =F4tx -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --+2GlJm56SCtLHYlr-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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