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From: "Thomas Mueller" <mueller6722@twc.com>
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Subject: Status of synth following expulsion of John Marino?
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Expulsion of John Marino was a shocker to me, caught me by surprise.

Now my question is what is the status of synth?

Should I switch from portmaster to synth?

If synth is deprecated or dropped, after I switch from portmaster to synth, then I have to switch back, and this would be a monster mess of extra work.

Not to be inflammatory here, just want to know where I/we stand and don't want to go too far off course updating my ports.


Tom