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Gentoo, Fink, and DarwinPorts Join Forces

Posted by michael on from the darfinkgen dept.

Mr. Quick writes "From Metapkg, "In order to better provide freely-available software to users of Mac OS X and Darwin, we Fink, Gentoo, and DarwinPorts commit ourselves to work together." A unified front for free software on Mac OS X is something that was needed."

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  1. Name for the United Front? by TPIRman · · Score: 5, Funny

    What will this new collaboration be called?

    DarFinkGen?
    FinkTooWin?

    Firebird?

    1. Re:Name for the United Front? by popeyethesailor · · Score: 2, Funny

      United MacOsX.

    2. Re:Name for the United Front? by mikeophile · · Score: 5, Funny

      MacJustice League Superfriends X?

    3. Re:Name for the United Front? by carpe_noctem · · Score: 4, Funny

      I'm partial to "Operation Enduring Package".

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  2. Friends by batobin · · Score: 3, Funny

    Gentoo, Fink, and DarwinPorts alone are not enough to conquer evil. But with their forces combined, they form *dramatic pause* the league of super best friends.

  3. LotR Reference ... by Amiasian · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... Three packages for the Mac users under the sun ...
    And one metapackage to find them, and in the darkness bind them. In the land of shell, where the shadows lie.

  4. better anagrams: A NOW INDIGENT FORK by goombah99 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Here are some anagrams. or maybe its just poetry

    Great Info, Nod Wink

    A NOW INDIGENT FORK

    No Farking Tie On

    I no twin dong freak

    NEON DWARF KING ITO

    I Got Neon Dwarf Kin

    Knot Fearing Windo

    Newton Irk A Fin God

    Farking Do Not Wine

    Fink To Anger Windo

    A Neon Dog Wink Rift

    FREAK DINGO IN TOWN

    Finn Great Windo Ok

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