On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:06:36 +0200
Kris Kennaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> cpghost wrote:
> > On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:51:10 +0200
> > Kris Kennaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >> cpghost wrote:
> >>> On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 11:47:04PM -0700, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:
> Another problem w
cpghost wrote:
On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:51:10 +0200
Kris Kennaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
cpghost wrote:
On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 11:47:04PM -0700, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:
Another problem with ports is that all of them like pulling the
original source from the author's site. I've had a few w
On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:51:10 +0200
Kris Kennaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> cpghost wrote:
> > On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 11:47:04PM -0700, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:
> >> Another problem with ports is that all of them like pulling the
> >> original source from the author's site. I've had a few where
"cpghost" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The ports would still go to the primary sites (to conserve bandwidth),
> but should the original distfile disappear, it would be still available
> on freebsd.
I think his problem comes from the fact that some ports don't do this, not
that it isn't a good idea
James Tanis wrote:
"cpghost" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The ports would still go to the primary sites (to conserve bandwidth),
but should the original distfile disappear, it would be still available
on freebsd.
I think his problem comes from the fact that some ports don't do this, not
that it
Matthew Seaman wrote:
cpghost wrote:
Why not add this to pointyhat scripts? Just upload a copy of every
*new* distfile ever encountered from the author's page to freebsd
(unless there are legal constraints not to do so, of course)?
Some might say that this already happens.
Well, it's on ftp.
cpghost wrote:
On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 11:47:04PM -0700, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:
Another problem with ports is that all of them like pulling the
original source from the author's site. I've had a few where the
author released the code under GPL then a few years later lost
interest, stopped payi
cpghost wrote:
Why not add this to pointyhat scripts? Just upload a copy of every
*new* distfile ever encountered from the author's page to freebsd
(unless there are legal constraints not to do so, of course)?
Some might say that this already happens.
Well, it's on ftp.freebsd.org rather than
On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 11:47:04PM -0700, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:
> Another problem with ports is that all of them like pulling the
> original source from the author's site. I've had a few where the
> author released the code under GPL then a few years later lost
> interest, stopped paying whateve
