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Date:      Thu, 10 Jan 2013 23:56:34 +0000 (UTC)
From:      Warren Block <wblock@FreeBSD.org>
To:        ports-committers@freebsd.org, svn-ports-all@freebsd.org, svn-ports-head@freebsd.org
Subject:   svn commit: r310211 - head
Message-ID:  <201301102356.r0ANuYDl079587@svn.freebsd.org>

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Author: wblock (doc committer)
Date: Thu Jan 10 23:56:33 2013
New Revision: 310211
URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/ports/310211

Log:
  The looming asteroid of obsolescence is fast approaching the planet of
  CVSup.  Warn the population.
  
  Reviewed by:	eadler

Modified:
  head/UPDATING

Modified: head/UPDATING
==============================================================================
--- head/UPDATING	Thu Jan 10 23:42:53 2013	(r310210)
+++ head/UPDATING	Thu Jan 10 23:56:33 2013	(r310211)
@@ -5,6 +5,20 @@ they are unavoidable.
 You should get into the habit of checking this file for changes each time
 you update your ports collection, before attempting any port upgrades.
 
+20130110:
+  AFFECTS: everyone using csup(1), net/cvsup, or cvs(1) to update the
+  ports tree
+  AUTHOR: wblock@FreeBSD.org
+
+  On February 28, 2013, the CVSup and CVS services will end:
+  http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports-announce/2012-September/000026.html
+
+  csup(1), net/cvsup, and cvs(1) will no longer be able to update the
+  ports tree.  Please switch to one of the alternate update methods of
+  portsnap(8) or devel/subversion before that time.  The Handbook has
+  information on using these update methods:
+  http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports-using.html
+
 20130108:
   AFFECTS: users of devel/libvanessa_socket, mail/perdition
   AUTHOR: jhale@FreeBSD.org



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