FreeBSD and NetBSD's pkgsrc: A strategic synergy for awesomeness

[Bill Moran]

RW <fbsd06 at mlists.homeunix.com> wrote:
>
> On Sun, 01 Apr 2007 13:58:18 -0700
> Garrett Cooper <youshi10 at u.washington.edu> wrote:
> 
> > FreeBSD Ports Tree Management wrote:
> > > Dear FreeBSD ports community,
> > ...
> >> We are hereby
> > > announcing our intentions to switch over to NetBSD's pkgsrc tree
> > > and close our own FreeBSD ports tree. 
> 
> >>...
> > >   
> > Wow. I suppose I should try NetBSD now to figure out what it's all 
> > about. Can someone either provide a link or a quick synopsis, of what 
> > the differences are between the current ports tree and NetBSD's
> > pkgsrc tree? 
> 
> 
> $ date
> Sun Apr  1 21:09:38 BST 2007

OK.  I have to know ... who took all the time to write that all
up?

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Bill Moran
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