New category - ports/packages specific tools?

Spadge spadge at fromley.net
Tue May 16 12:54:16 UTC 2006


Hans Lambermont wrote:
> Matthew Seaman wrote:
> 
>> Randy Pratt wrote:
>>> Shaun Amott <shaun at inerd.com> wrote:
>>>> There are lots of nifty tools in ports for handling ports and packages.
>>>> It would be nice if they were all in one, easy to find place.
> ...
>>> I think this is an excellent idea.  It would make it much easier
>>> to point new users to a category for ports tools.  I'd vote for
>>> this to go ahead regardless of the number of ports.
>> The first step surely is a virtual category.
> ...
> 
> I'd like to see this happen as well. Next to the ease of use I'm
> convinced that the grouping of ports management tools will improve them
> in the longer run.
> 
> regards,
>    Hans Lambermont

"If you build it they will come"

Maybe this will subliminally encourage people to write ports management 
tools :)


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