On Thu, Dec 13, 2007 at 04:10:39PM -0500, Jason Beaudoin wrote: > On Dec 13, 2007 1:05 PM, Raimo Niskanen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thu, Dec 13, 2007 at 01:07:17PM +0000, Jonathan Thornburg wrote: > > > First, I'd like to thank those who provided useful responces to my > > > query (which started this thread), both on- and off-list. I had missed > > > the announcement (http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-ports&m=119347390302171&w=1) > > > that -stable ports & packages are no longer maintained. > > > > > > > As I recall from the FAQ and installation manual, an overall > > philosphy for OpenBSD is that the package system is the > > recommended. Users are encouraged to install from binary > > packages. And regular users should follow the stable > > branch. > > > > Does this still apply. It seems not from this thread, so > > in what way should a regular user now follow the stable branch? > > > > And yes, it should be in the FAQ. > > > > Or is this just a temporary setback? > > > > As an inexperienced user, I still hear: "use the package system." But > on -release.. which is *supported.* >
Oh dear, sorry about the noise. I apparetly have misunderstood simple things. -release being patched from the package system is exactly what I want. I have mistaken -stable for -release. I am sorry again. I agree that since there were -release, -stable and -current; -stable is the least important. And there are still snapshots that will do as a substitute for -stable. Keep up the good work. I will be hiding in shame for a while... -- / Raimo Niskanen, Erlang/OTP, Ericsson AB
