It is not because I've been using OpenBSD for 30 years, it is because I want to know how things work. You don't learn anything if all you ever do is install prebuilt software, in addition not all FLAVORS of a port are built into a package.
73 diana On September 24, 2025 8:04:51 AM MDT, Markus L <[email protected]> wrote: >On 2025-09-24 01:43:56, "deichert () placebonol ! com" wrote: > "I've been running OpenBSD for almost 30 years and it amazes me someone is c= > omplaining about building a package from ports=2E What is the big deal?" > >it might be because you've run openbsd for *30 YEARS*. i was on the IRC >channel for years in the past and people asked about help with ports >all the time. > >
