Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2014 12:04:59 +1000 From: Kubilay Kocak <koobs@FreeBSD.org> To: Dylan Leigh <fbsd@dylanleigh.net>, ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Future of (upstream unmaintained) sysutils/autopsy port Message-ID: <53B4BA4B.1080700@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20140703003924.GA6592@exhan.dylanleigh.net> References: <20140703003924.GA6592@exhan.dylanleigh.net>
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On 3/07/2014 10:39 AM, Dylan Leigh wrote: > From the ports-expiring-soon messages: >> portname: sysutils/autopsy >> description: Web-based (graphical) interface to The Sleuth Kit >> maintainer: ports@FreeBSD.org >> deprecated because: Unmaintained interactive port >> expiration date: 2014-08-20 >> build errors: none. >> overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=sysutils&portname=autopsy > > I am considering taking maintainership of sysutils/autopsy to > save it. I have used Autopsy before for a forensics course and > have some old saved "cases". The port is already staged and > could be made non-interactive easily. > > On the other hand, I strongly discourage anyone from actually > using Autopsy except to read old files/cases. > > The cross-platform version is no longer maintained (new version > 3 is Windows only) and was last updated in 2010. Even then it > had serious flaws and is less capable than the commandline tools > it interfaces with (sysutils/sleuthkit). I always suggest that > the SleuthKit tools be used directly instead, but there are some > students who are too scared of the commandline and want to use > Autopsy because it provides a GUI. > > So there are some good reasons for depreciating it which have nothing > to do with the port itself being unmaintained + interactive. > > 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? > > Dylan, tldr: If a port is maintained (has a maintainer, and can keep up with framework changes if required), it is welcome. If you would like to take maintainership, please create a Bugzilla issue to that affect and reply here with the issue ID, so that someone can commit the change for you. -- koobs
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