On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 2:27 PM, Andy Smith <a.sm...@ukgrid.net> wrote:
> Hi James, > > yes, Im not averse to compiling software from source, but actaully > having not been using it for very long (I was on various different > Unixs before) Ive been very impressed with FreeBSD ports (no probs > with Horde/IMP BTW). Much more so than Linux tools such as yum and > apt-get which I dont really trust (tho that may be cos I dont know > them sufficiently well). Anyway thats just a by the by in case you or > anyone else every facies trying FreeBSD and ports package management ;). > > TBH Im happy to wait for the ports, more or less as a matter of good > practice so that its easier to track whats installed on servers, > manage package dependencies, and also portaudit is a great tool for > checking your system against known vulnarabilites (might not cover > 100% of issues but handy). Although in the same moment I accept ports > or other package management systems arent always the best way to > install software, when you are dealing with a lot of systems and a lot > of programs the good outweighs the bad (especially with ports ;) ), Hi Andy, Agreed! We also run rt over FreeBSD since rt-1.0.7, and we rely on the ports tools to keep track of third-party packages in our servers, otherwise it would be an unbearable task, once that mantaining our dept. IT infrasctructure is not our mission. I've contacted the www/rt38 port mantainer. Altough he didn't gave me a schedule, he told me that the port update is his todo list. I also am eager waiting the port for rt-3.8.2. :-( Best regards, Alex
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