Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 01:24:31 -0700 From: Jordan K Hubbard <jkh@queasyweasel.com> To: Garance A Drosihn <drosih@rpi.edu> Cc: Mark Valentine <mark@thuvia.demon.co.uk>, danfe@regency.nsu.ru (Alexey Dokuchaev), Jos Backus <jos@catnook.com>, freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: scripting language in base system? Message-ID: <73FF8785-9895-11D6-BCA3-0003938C7B7E@queasyweasel.com> In-Reply-To: <p05111715b9592dbce76a@[128.113.24.47]>
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On Monday, July 15, 2002, at 06:57 PM, Garance A Drosihn wrote: > Perhaps that is the problem. Me, I want a good package-system, but > all the 30-year sh/sed/awk veterans don't seem to see a need for it. A good package system isn't really intended for them anyway since the 30-year veterans usually just grab the sources off their favorite archive site and compile it themselves anyway. "Package systems are a crutch, man" they say, just before falling asleep in front of the TV with a blanket on their laps. I think package systems and fancy installers are for the other 98%. :-) -- Jordan K. Hubbard Engineering Manager, BSD technology group Apple Computer To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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