[RFC/P] Port System Re-Engineering (Repost from -ports@)

[Garrett Cooper]

Andreas Pettersson wrote:
> Aryeh M. Friedman wrote:
>> 1. What is more important to your personal use of FreeBSD (the ports
>> system, the underlaying OS, some other aspect)?
>>   
>
>> 2. How frequently do you interact with the ports systems and what is
>> the most common interaction you have with it?
>>   
> Portupgrade a few times a month
>
>> 3. What is the single best aspect of the current system?
>>   
> Installed ports are configurally very similar to the source 
> distribution (no renamed config files etc), so it's easy to get 
> support from the community.
>
>> 4. What is the single worst aspect of the current system?
>>   
> I find it difficult to downgrade installed ports.
>
>> 5. If you where a new FreeBSD user how would your answers above
>> change?   If you where brand new to UNIX how whould they change?
>>   
> Not sure.
>
>> 6. Assuming that there was no additional work on your behalf would you
>> use a new system if it corrected your answer to number 4?
>>   
> I think so.
>
>> 7. Same as question 6 but for your answer on question 3?
>>   
> I think not.
>
>> 8. How long have you used FreeBSD and/or UNIX in general?
>>   
> FreeBSD since 2003.
>
>> 9.  That is your primary use(s) for your FreeBSD machine(s) (name 
>> upto 3)?
>>   
> Firewall, development, misc
>
>> 10. Assuming there is no functional difference what is your preferred
>> installation method for 3rd party software?
>>   
> Ports
>
>> 11. On a scale from 1 to 10 (10 being the best) please rate the
>> importance of the following aspects of the ports system?
>>
>>        a. User Interface                               *5*
>>        b. Consistency of behaviors and interactions    *7*
>>        c. Accuracy in dependant port installations     *8*
>>        d. Internal record keeping                      *6*
>>        e. Granularity's of the port management system  *?*
>>
>> 12. Please rate your personal technical skill level?
>>   
> Average
>

    Instead of asking all of the questions on a list, why not just 
direct people to input information via a webpage? Seems to be a bit more 
effective / less traffic than posting results to multiple lists..
-Garrett