On 11/4/05, Doug Ransom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Ok. How are some packages available for binary installs, some only for
> source installs?
>
>  I personallly don't like compiling things if I am not working on them,
> which is why I chose fink over ports.
>
>  Doug
>
>
Packages become available for binaries when

1) They've been tested well enough that the maintainer feels that it
can be moved to the stable source tree  (with the guidance of other
developers as required).

2) The package is not of a restrictive license, i.e. it is legal to
distribute it as a binary.

3) A new Fink binary distribution is created.
--
Alexander K. Hansen
Fink Documenter
[Day Job] Levitated Dipole Experiment
http://psfcwww2.psfc.mit.edu/ldx/


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