Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:48:24 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: cpghost <cpghost@cordula.ws> Cc: FreeBSD-Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Auto-saving distfiles on freebsd Message-ID: <488744B8.1020508@infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <20080723140714.GA24632@epia-2.farid-hajji.net> References: <792213D8B249EC1C41EA0662@utd65257.utdallas.edu> <BMEDLGAENEKCJFGODFOCOENGCFAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com> <20080723140714.GA24632@epia-2.farid-hajji.net>
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This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enigA216D8B059350DFBF1966E91 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable cpghost wrote: > Why not add this to pointyhat scripts? Just upload a copy of every > *new* distfile ever encountered from the author's page to freebsd > (unless there are legal constraints not to do so, of course)? Some might say that this already happens. Well, it's on ftp.freebsd.org rather than pointyhat, and it's only for the ports that are built by the package build cluster. Take a look at=20 ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles/ (Warning: very long listing) I'm not sure what the policy is about getting rid of old distfiles, but there are generally several generations of distfile in there -- about 2 or 3 years worth. Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard Flat 3 PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate Kent, CT11 9PW --------------enigA216D8B059350DFBF1966E91 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (FreeBSD) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEAREIAAYFAkiHRL0ACgkQ8Mjk52CukIzV7wCfTM10n9741+mCqOnx/mcIGnsS swUAn3EoMew/gLvQyXqxEgvP0rrr9HPu =i9j8 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enigA216D8B059350DFBF1966E91--
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