Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 08:41:03 -0400 (EDT) From: Matthew Emmerton <matt@gsicomp.on.ca> To: Johann Visagie <wjv@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: nntpcache@nntpcache.org, ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD nntpcache port Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0109130838200.43142-100000@xena.gsicomp.on.ca> In-Reply-To: <20010913143731.C50906@fling.sanbi.ac.za>
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On Thu, 13 Sep 2001, Johann Visagie wrote: > Hi, > > The maintainer of the FreeBSD port of NNTPCache (news/nntpcache) is listed as > being <nntpcache@nntpcache.org>. I note that the FreeBSD port is stuck at > version 2.4.0b2, which according to http://www.nntpcache.org/ChangeLog.txt > was released on 31 Dec 1999. According to the same page, the latest version > of NNTPCache is 2.4.0b5, and even this was released as long ago as 12 Jun > 2000. > > Two questions: > > - Is the FreeBSD port still being actively maintained by someone who responds > to this email address? When a port's maintainer is listed as 'ports@freebsd.org', the port is effectively unmaintained. > - Would there be any objection to me bringing the FreeBSD port up to date > with the latest released version? Absolutely not. If you want to be the maintainer of the nntpcache port, be sure to update the MAINTAINER line in the Makefile when you send in your updates. -- Matt Emmerton To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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