[RFC/P] Port System Re-Engineering (Repost from -ports@)
Andreas Pettersson
andpet at telia.com
Mon Dec 3 16:43:23 PST 2007
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
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Andreas
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