On Wed, 2004-03-17 at 12:09, David O'Brien wrote: > 3. Sounds like you want Linux with its RPM's, not BSD. We consciously > don't wrap the base system in pkg_add tarballs. We generally LIKE the > entire system being a single integrated blob. Yes and no. Perl was removed from base, wasn't it? Anyone needing perl can install install it from ports (read: it's one of the first ports most people install). Why can't the same be applied to bind and sendmail? Make them optional, at least. Most of the people I know never bother with sendmail and go straight for postfix as soon as the system is up. Having certain parts as optional and/or in packaged form can be beneficial IMHO, without going to the extreme of having everything packaged (e.g. libc, tcsh, etc). I think Colin's stuff deserves some consideration before throwing the idea out. But, OTOH, if FreeBSD committers don't like the idea, one can always fork(2). Cheers, -- Miguel Mendez <flynn_at_energyhq.es.eu.org> http://www.energyhq.es.eu.org PGP Key: 0xDC8514F1
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