Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 15:20:22 -0400 From: Mikhail Teterin <mi+mx@aldan.algebra.com> To: alane@geeksrus.net, Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Cc: Alan Eldridge <alane@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, Will Andrews <will@csociety.org> Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/x11-wm Makefile ports/x11-wm/mosfet-liquid Makefile distinfo pkg-comment pkg-descr pkg-plist Message-ID: <200209191520.22272.mi%2Bmx@aldan.algebra.com> In-Reply-To: <20020919190831.GA76922@wwweasel.geeksrus.net> References: <200209191831.g8JIVl3H009860@freefall.freebsd.org> <20020919184751.GA74222@xor.obsecurity.org> <20020919190831.GA76922@wwweasel.geeksrus.net>
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On Thursday 19 September 2002 03:08 pm, AlanE wrote: = On Thu, Sep 19, 2002 at 11:47:52AM -0700, Kris Kennaway wrote: = >On Thu, Sep 19, 2002 at 02:44:38PM -0400, Mikhail Teterin wrote: = >> On Thursday 19 September 2002 02:31 pm, Alan Eldridge wrote: = >> = alane 2002/09/19 11:31:47 PDT = >> = = >> = Modified files: = >> = x11-wm Makefile = >> = Removed files: = >> = x11-wm/mosfet-liquid Makefile distinfo pkg-comment pkg-descr = >> = pkg-plist = >> = Log: = >> = Mosfet has exited the OSS arena. This is now abandonware. = >> = >> But the software did not "exit". I just installed it three days ago = >> with KDE 3.0.3. IMHO, this removal is premature and should only = >> take place, once incompatibilities with future KDEs (3.1?) warrant = >> it. = > = >I tend to agree, and repeat my request for you to slow down with your = >removal of non-broken ports. As long as mosfet-liquid works to a = >usable level, it should stay in the ports collection (hosted locally, = >if need be). = I disagree with this viewpoint. We have a release coming up, and kde = 3.1, with which liquid is likely not to work (well, or at all), is = close upon us. We have plenty of ports that depend on non-latest versions of other software (such as different versions of Tcl, or HDF, for example). Some of them are also abandoned by their authors, but continue to build and work. There is no need to remove them without replacement. = >> But the software did not "exit". I just installed it three days ago = >> with KDE 3.0.3. IMHO, this removal is premature and should only = >> take place, once incompatibilities with future KDEs (3.1?) warrant = >> it. = I can't prevent you from reverting my deletion, of course, but if you = do so, as current maintainer I must stipulate that you are agreeing to = take over maintainership and handle the myriad reports and complaints = that will come in, and keep coming, when it finally stops working = right. If you are willing to take on that responsibility, then by all = means revert my deletion and provide a place to host the files. Let's put this port back. To reduce the number of bug-reports to kde@, the MAINTAINER can be set to ports@ Please, resurrect the thing. It is such an eye-candy :-) -mi To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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