Re: [OT] Re: [Full-Disclosure] Knocking Microsoft

From: Tim (tim-security_at_sentinelchicken.org)
Date: 02/28/04

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    To: Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu>
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 08:22:22 -0800

    > Yeah, that's *way* easier than FreeBSD's %make install clean.

    The ports heirarchy is great for what it is. But it doesn't do a lot of
    things necessary for keeping high-availability when it comes time to
    patch your daemons on 20+ systems. Now, I haven't used FreeBSD since
    4.X days, so maybe they have fixed some of the brain damage, but in a
    system that it is possible to install the same port over the top of
    itself... Ever installed a new version of a port on top of an old one,
    then tried removing the old one? Doesn't work too well. Ever tried
    maintaining systems with both ports and packages? IIRC, it doesn't work
    so well either. The time to compile is also a pain (but can be remedied
    if you compile into a package on a *dedicated* build server).

    Don't get me wrong, FreeBSD's ports system is WAY better than dependency
    handling on windoze (if you can even call it that), and is perfectly
    sufficient if you only have a few boxes to maintain.

    cheers,
    tim

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