Theo de Raadt wrote:
1) With the above install lots of software came onto my disk that I do
not want nor need (named, httpd, inetd ...). How can I get rid of those
in a consistent way, since they don't show in pkg_info?
You don't get rid of it. Is it hurting you? It is not even denting
your disk.
Well, not actually hurting (except for the test boxes that are really
low on disk space). It's probably more a question of mindset. Up to now
I was used to controlling which software went on my system and which didn't.
2) I assume that the answer to the following question is "yes", but I'd
like to double-check: Is there really no way to upgrade a single
package/program to a recent version in a consistent way?
No. There is no particular need.
Hmm. I just trust you, then? Given your and the team's reputation, this
doesn't seem too hard. Yet, again, it might just be a question of my not
being used to relinquishing control.
[...]
The basic summary is that we try to fix the bugs before we ship the
software.
In the original release, that is?
So the base line is that you review every piece of code in the base
release and try to fix all errors, even those that have not yet been
"publicly" spotted. If one still slips through and is later discovered
to be severe, a source patch is released, else it's fixed in the next
release. Does that sum it up? Sorry for the nitpick, I'm just trying to
understand.
Yes, I know... that's a radical departure from the way that most of
the operating system vendors operate.
A radicality that, if my above assumptions are correct, would well fit
any responsible vendor.
/m
