On Nov 6, 2016, at 11:50 AM, Ken Cunningham <ken.cunningham.web...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> While MacPorts itself could certainly benefit from better PR, I do not >> see why we should do free advertising for upstream developers. > > but you see - macports exists to allow people to more easily install the > products of these upstream developers. > > otherwise macports has no use. Taking on a labor-intensive editorial role does not make MacPorts better at installing open-source software. > If you want people to buy gas, you sell them cars. (Or electricity -> > electric cars, if you're feeling green this season). A tortuous analogy. I don't see Exxon-Mobil or BP selling cars anywhere. vq Sent from my iPhone
