* Marc Balmer [2006-07-20]:
> I am against ports that download pieces of code that do not have their
> source form in /usr/ports/distfiles.

I completely disagree. The question boils down to what our ports tree is
supposed to be. You want it to be a packaging system for open source
software. I want it to be a packaging system for any software, even
closed source commercial software.

> What's next?  Binary only software with NOT_FOR_ARCHES set so it runs
> only the arch the binary is for?

We have such ports since ages.

Nikolay

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