* Marco Peereboom wrote:
> I hate it.
> 
> $ uname
> OpenBSD
> 
> Nowhere do I see debian.
> 
> FWIW,
> /marco, not a ports guy.

I really wonder if the people that are in favour of these useless
micro-optimizations are still using 56K modems.

> 
> On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 01:17:52PM +0100, Antoine Jacoutot wrote:
> > On Mon, 17 Nov 2008, Marc Balmer wrote:
> > > > The argument is that in case of a wantlib change (e.g. libc bump), 
> > > > you'll only have to download the small -main package, no all the -data.
> > > 
> > > imo that is micro-optimization at the wrong level.  we increase complexity
> > > for absolutely no real gain.
> > 
> > Can other porters please give their opinion. Stuart and I would like to 
> > have some consensus over this.
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> > -- 
> > Antoine
> > 
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