Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 12:58:28 +0200 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> To: Martin Wilke <miwi@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, ports-committers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Criteria for deprecating ports (Re: cvs commit: ports/x11-wm/clementine Makefile) Message-ID: <46FE2FD4.4000805@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <200709272240.l8RMe9H0083769@repoman.freebsd.org> References: <200709272240.l8RMe9H0083769@repoman.freebsd.org>
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Martin Wilke wrote: > miwi 2007-09-27 22:40:09 UTC > > FreeBSD ports repository > > Modified files: > x11-wm/clementine Makefile > Log: > - Marked deprecated (Project is dead, last release from 2002) > > Revision Changes Path > 1.13 +3 -0 ports/x11-wm/clementine/Makefile > > To pick a commit at random... I am unsure about the wisdom of this. Not every piece of code needs regular releases to remain relevant. I think you should be taking other factors into account, notably "is the software still relevant and useful for its intended purpose" and "is it stable and usable"? Kris
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