Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:05:49 +0200 From: Matthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sysutils/cfs Message-ID: <4E6A476D.7090800@gmx.de> In-Reply-To: <20110909040954.17733a4e@cox.net> References: <4E651DCF.30605@FreeBSD.org> <201109052146.p85Lkous037023@fire.js.berklix.net> <CADLo838dMd5=TjRF5ffiaPH7o0%2BpeWgaqbQqEfDb3EP-n4ec8A@mail.gmail.com> <4E67935C.6080702@aldan.algebra.com> <CADLo838QkAjq2jPXy_c5MTYW09tZJMvWTNndo3Pnfa3=1c-5Og@mail.gmail.com> <4E68AC85.4060705@icritical.com> <4E68F34C.6090504@FreeBSD.org> <20110909040954.17733a4e@cox.net>
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Am 09.09.2011 11:09, schrieb Conrad J. Sabatier: > On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 18:54:36 +0200 > Matthias Andree <mandree@freebsd.org> wrote: > >> Am 08.09.2011 13:52, schrieb Matt Burke: >> >>> I want machines, tools, to do as *I* say not the other way round, >>> whether it's good for me or not. If I wanted nannying and >>> interference, I'd install Ubuntu. >> >> No, you'd use a managed installation. Nobody stands there pointing a >> gun at your head and forces you to uninstall a port that got removed >> from the ports/ tree. If people could recognize that, it might help >> get the derailed discussion back on the right track. > > You fail to take into account the case where a port may need to be > reinstalled. An extraordinary effort is required if the port no longer > exists in the ports tree. If a "port may need to be reinstalled" then you failed organize proper backups. Not a valid point here. > Frankly, I'm growing increasingly concerned that this push to > eliminate ports is getting out of control. I don't much care for the > notion that, having invested the time in installing, configuring and > tuning a certain set of software packages, suddenly the rug could be > pulled out from under me, so to speak, in essence *forcing* me to > abandon using certain packages or else deal with maintaining them (in > the ports maintainer sense) on my own. The rug is pulled by the upstream maintainers abandoning their software, not by FreeBSD no longer packaging it years after the fact.home | help
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