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Date:      Mon, 11 Aug 2003 10:38:01 +0930
From:      Greg 'groggy' Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Mark Linimon <linimon@lonesome.com>
Cc:        Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
Subject:   Re: Ports scheduled for removal on Nov 7
Message-ID:  <20030811010801.GH83425@wantadilla.lemis.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0308101138450.19221-100000@pancho>
References:  <20030810062254.GA11719@rot13.obsecurity.org> <Pine.LNX.4.44.0308101138450.19221-100000@pancho>

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On Sunday, 10 August 2003 at 11:42:08 -0500, Mark Linimon wrote:
>> I think it would definitely be off-topic for freebsd-questions, but
>> I'd be more open to -announce.  The only thing is that port removals
>> are a periodic event (I just happen to have more than usual queued up
>> this time), so if I do it this time I should do it every time.
>
> Well, I can suggest a class of messages such as (ports scheduled
> for deletion|changes to ports framework that will affect various
> ports|freeze in effect|freeze lifted), possibly others.  I think
> there would be an audience for this mailing list who would not
> otherwise be able to follow the large-volume ports mailing lists.
>
> freebsd-ports-announce?

Given the central importance of ports to FreeBSD and the low traffic
volume of -announce, I can't see any good reason for a separate list.

Greg
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