bpalmer writes:
> This traffic does not seem necessary for the list, but here are my
> thoughts.
I think it is.
> I don't begin to disagree with this for a second. I know that there are a
> lot of RPM users out there that would like the RPM. I'm aware that there
> would be a lesser demand for the OBSD packages, but it's still worth
> putting up there.
Definitely.
> I have talked to the maintainer and am working with him on this. With
> luck, if I/we keep up on the betas, when 7.1 comes out for real, we
> will be able to make the changed then too.
That's even better. Maintaining separate tracks of packages would be a
source of confusion at best.
> What I am gathering from all this conversation is that there is no
> repository for packages. I would love to test the FBSD package too, but
> I don't know where it is, nor if it's being worked on. If it's not, I
> may be interested in working on that too!
Well, in the light of the openpackages.org effort it seems you have just
signed yourself up to create a BSD-independent package. ;-) Asking the
relevant maintainer might be a first step, though.
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