Re: Ports & Pkg Mgr

[Wade <neroz@xxxxxx>]

James Frazer wrote:
> Maybe the kernel mailing list isn't the best place for this post but it 
> seems to be the most relevant list I could find.
>
> I was wondering if there was any consideration for making use of the 
> darwin-ports infrastructure as a possible future option?
>
> I've been following the darwin-ports efforts off and on for the last 
> year or so and although not as mature as the current FreeBSD Ports 
> system it looks as though it will be more future-proof.
>
> Since it works independent of pkg-management it is foreseeable that it 
> could work in hand with dfbsd's goals.
>
> What are your feelings on the matter?
>
>
> -James

Why are ports going to be used rather than an actual package management 
system?