Yes I think Ports played a big role in keeping me out of rc scripts on FreeBSD. Ports just had everything you needed. But again, packages could play the same ro

Yes I think Ports played a big role in keeping me out of rc scripts on FreeBSD. Ports just had everything you needed. But again, packages could play the same role on Linux but the reason they don't always do that is because of custom services, in-house developed, or proprietary purchased.