Re: Grand Omission from WebSite
http://www.freebsd.org/applications.html which contains a link self-described as packages collection which takes you to the OS distribution page, unrelated to packages. Entering package or packages into the (sic) search engine each install ports and view /usr/ports/INDEX yield a null result. It is a crying shame that one of the most unique and fruitful features of my favorite operating system should be so obfuscated. Thanks, \DaveW -- Dave Woodruff - System Admn - RadOnc Computer Support Vox: 415/353-9818 Fax: 415/353-9883 Pgr: 415/443-2896 --- University of California, San Francisco, Radiation Oncology --- 1600 Divisadero - Suite H-1031, San Francisco, CA 94143-1708 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Grand Omission from WebSite
-- From: Dave Woodruff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 7:47 PM To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Grand Omission from WebSite Dear Mr. Questions: I have just spent about one-half hour browsing the website, looking for the list of package distributions, unsuccessfully. Perhaps the most dismaying was the page: http://www.freebsd.org/applications.html which contains a link self-described as packages collection which takes you to the OS distribution page, unrelated to packages. Entering package or packages into the (sic) search engine each yield a null result. It is a crying shame that one of the most unique and fruitful features of my favorite operating system should be so obfuscated. Thanks, \DaveW -- Dave Woodruff - System Admn - RadOnc Computer Support Vox: 415/353-9818 Fax: 415/353-9883 Pgr: 415/443-2896 --- University of California, San Francisco, Radiation Oncology --- 1600 Divisadero - Suite H-1031, San Francisco, CA 94143-1708 most people install from the ports collection if they have decent access and they are listed on the website. http://www.freebsd.org/ports/index.html -Sean ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Grand Omission from WebSite
Dave Woodruff wrote: Dear Mr. Questions: I have just spent about one-half hour browsing the website, looking for the list of package distributions, unsuccessfully. Perhaps the most dismaying was the page: http://www.freebsd.org/applications.html which contains a link self-described as packages collection which takes you to the OS distribution page, unrelated to packages. Entering package or packages into the (sic) search engine each yield a null result. It is a crying shame that one of the most unique and fruitful features of my favorite operating system should be so http://www.freebsd.org/ports/index.html It's under Shortcuts on the right. Not obfuscated.. I found it in no time at all... Enjoy.. Best, --Glenn ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
