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From: rone@bofh.noc.best.net (Ron Echeverri)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: shells
Date: 16 Feb 1997 14:05:04 -0800
Organization: fidgety systems administrators gmbh
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In article <5e25l8$762@newsgate.duke.edu>,
Cameron Lampley <cgl@acpub.duke.edu> wrote:
> Perhaps the best thing about the daunting lack of shells is that it
>introduced to the fabulous port collection. When I read about it on the web
>page I was thinking, no way is this going to work without me jumping through
>hoops. But to my surprise, I downloaded the port, untarred, typed make and
>boom, like magic it ftp'd the source, patched, and compiled flawlessly.
>That was about the neatest thing I've ever seen. Not that it is some kind
>of huge technical feat, but I thout it was pretty cool.
Agreed. The ports are fantastic. When one of my users asks for a bit
of software which has a port available, and i tell them, "No problem,
it'll be there tomorrow," they think i'm some sort of magician.
rone
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