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Re: Fink

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From Dan C <youmustbejoking@lan.invalid>
Subject Re: Fink
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On Thu, 14 Apr 2011 10:52:46 +0000, Lewis wrote:

> Dan C <youmustbejoking@lan.invalid> wrote:
>> Hello all,
>> 
>> Long time Linux user, just got my first iMac (21.5" version).  Quite
>> impressed so far...  Somebody told me about "Fink", website here:
>> 
>> http://www.finkproject.org/index.php?phpLang=en
>> 
>> ...and wondering what some of you experienced users think of it.  Seems
>> like a cool way to run some open-source apps that are not natively
>> available on the Mac.  For instance, the 'Pan' newsreader that I am
>> fond of in Linux, would love to be able to run that on the Mac.
> 
> I much prefer macports.org

Thanks, will take a look at that too.


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Fink Dan C <youmustbejoking@lan.invalid> - 2011-04-14 00:21 +0000
  Re: Fink Chris Schram <chrispam1@frontier.com> - 2011-04-13 20:59 -0700
    Re: Fink Dan C <youmustbejoking@lan.invalid> - 2011-04-14 13:12 +0000
  Re: Fink Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com> - 2011-04-14 10:52 +0000
    Re: Fink Dan C <youmustbejoking@lan.invalid> - 2011-04-14 13:13 +0000
  Re: Fink Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2011-04-14 12:25 +0100
    Re: Fink Dan C <youmustbejoking@lan.invalid> - 2011-04-14 13:13 +0000
  Re: Fink Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2011-04-14 07:44 -0400
    Re: Fink Dan C <youmustbejoking@lan.invalid> - 2011-04-14 13:12 +0000
      Re: Fink Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2011-04-14 11:38 -0400
        Re: Fink Dan C <youmustbejoking@lan.invalid> - 2011-04-14 21:07 +0000
      Re: Fink Paul Sture <paul.nospam@sture.ch> - 2011-04-14 22:39 +0200
        Re: Fink Dan C <youmustbejoking@lan.invalid> - 2011-04-15 00:30 +0000
          Re: Fink Paul Sture <paul.nospam@sture.ch> - 2011-04-15 09:48 +0200
        Re: Fink Stainless Steel Rat <ratinox@newsguy.com> - 2011-04-15 14:41 +0000
  Re: Fink Tom Harrington <tph@pcisys.no.spam.dammit.net> - 2011-04-14 10:24 -0600
    Re: Fink Dan C <youmustbejoking@lan.invalid> - 2011-04-14 21:08 +0000
  Re: Fink "giuseppe.on.usenet" <giuseppe.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2011-04-17 06:19 -0700
    Re: Fink Dan C <youmustbejoking@lan.invalid> - 2011-04-17 14:52 +0000

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