Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:47:05 -0400 From: "Mikhail T." <mi+thun@aldan.algebra.com> To: Chris Rees <crees@freebsd.org> Cc: ports@freebsd.org, portmgr-feedback@freebsd.org Subject: Re: audio/adpcm (Re: FreeBSD unmaintained ports which are currently scheduled for deletion) Message-ID: <4E524FC9.2020508@aldan.algebra.com> In-Reply-To: <CADLo8393%2BTusXGoM=2KvBT8pAs5RCz45aFRVfygCo6cEPtWBAA@mail.gmail.com> References: <201108210630.p7L6UDoS091751@koala.droso.net> <4E51BDEF.1040301@aldan.algebra.com> <CADLo8393%2BTusXGoM=2KvBT8pAs5RCz45aFRVfygCo6cEPtWBAA@mail.gmail.com>
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On 22.08.2011 04:46, Chris Rees wrote: > On 22 August 2011 03:24, Mikhail T.<mi+thun@aldan.algebra.com> wrote: >> On -10.01.-28163 14:59, linimon@FreeBSD.org wrote: >>> portname: audio/adpcm >>> description: An Intel/DVI IMA ADPCM codec library >>> maintainer:ports@FreeBSD.org >>> deprecated because: No more public distfiles >>> expiration date: 2011-09-01 >>> build errors: none. >>> >>> overview:http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=audio&portname=adpcm >> At least in this particular case, I don't think, the removal is warranted. >> >> The public distfiles disappeared not because of a deliberate action by the >> developer or copyright-holder, but simply because the entire ftp.cwi.nl is >> now gone. Sites continue to host the file -- we should allow CWI.net to sort >> things out with their FTP-server (or, perhaps, they intend to offer the same >> code over HTTP later). > Could you add those extra sites to MASTER_SITES then please? None of them are "official" -- and various web-pages continue to refer to ftp.cwi.nl as the source. Since FreeBSD mirrors already provide unofficial mirrors, is there a point in adding those at this time? -mi
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