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From: dpm@wixer.bga.com (David Maynard)
Subject: Re: Is there a centralized site for ported NetBSD software
Message-ID: <1993Nov11.165326.25394@wixer.bga.com>
Organization: Real/Time Communications
References: <53xl02wW56oq01@JUTS.ccc.amdahl.com> <CGD.93Nov10175904@eden.CS.Berkeley.EDU>
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1993 16:53:26 GMT
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cgd@eden.CS.Berkeley.EDU (Chris G. Demetriou) writes:

>tjw00@zombie.uucp (Tom Wye) writes:
>>Is there a site like "freebsd.cdrom.com" for ported software
>>for NetBSD? Would be nice if there was.

>look on alpha.gnu.ai.mit.edu.

You can also use the FreeBSD packages on your NetBSD box.  All the
one's I've tried work great.  The package management stuff is smooth
and easy to use.

-David

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