2009/10/6 Theo de Raadt <dera...@cvs.openbsd.org> > > Probably I am going to ask a stupid question but it is very interesting > for > > me. Because I would like to help BSD projects. > > Why OpenBSD does not use pkgsrc of NetBSD project as default ports? I > guess > > work can be faster in case port system is shared between BSD projects > > including FreeBSD. NetBSD ports are ported to many Oses so I would prefer > > these port system. > > Just like all the countries in the world should get together for a central > governemnt and there would be more love, right? > > Yes. Like that - BSD community. I do not think it is Utopia. I think at first there is a need to discussed some general aims and rules which helps to resolve difference opinions. Then do common work together. For example (below just alphabetically sort BSD systems), - FreeBSD would like to be fastest under i386. FreeBSD team can do packages/ports related to i386. - NetBSD would like to be ported under many platforms. This BSD can do all rest work. - OpenBSD would like to be very secure and stable. Blowfish team can implement packages system to build them for N-platform using pkgsrc.
I guess cooperation of BSD teams can save time to concentrate for different aims, but not common. BSD community is the power . Unfortunately, I can see divisions like DragonflyBSD. I guess it is bad way. It is just my opinion. -- /BR, Alexander
