Re: Compatability with FreeBSD Ports [debian package tools]

["Justin C. Sherrill" <justin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I think you have an important point. The only way to have a reliable
> packaging system is to produce binaries of *all* the software you
> claim you are releasing.

A minor point: pkgsrc has regular quarterly releases for just this reason.
 The 2005Q2 release is coming up, for instance.  I would imagine upgrading
pkgsrc packages from one stable release to another should generally work,
because of this.