Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2014 19:15:14 -0700 From: Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com> To: Dylan Leigh <fbsd@dylanleigh.net> Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Future of (upstream unmaintained) sysutils/autopsy port Message-ID: <CAF6rxg=H5z7xtuha0m37=F7zHQ0oLa5UHyp%2BJa60nnHAGdj=Sw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20140703003924.GA6592@exhan.dylanleigh.net> References: <20140703003924.GA6592@exhan.dylanleigh.net>
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On 2 July 2014 17:39, Dylan Leigh <fbsd@dylanleigh.net> wrote: > Is there any policy on keeping ports where upstream is not > maintained and the software itself is depreciated (except to > open and export old files)? Do we still want to keep such a port > in the active tree? It is fine to maintain unchanged upstream ports provided they have an active downstream maintainer. The only concern is patches: the ports tree must not become a repo by which the upstream port is continued to be developed. If you just want to make sure that the port remains "available" this is perfectly fine. -- Eitan Adler
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