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Hi!

[...]
> Would it not be better to have, say, the last two versions before
> current stable still in ports but with a huge disclaimer saying:
> use at your own risk, etc.?
> 
> What do y'all think?

You make the case for something other systems call backports,
basically, keeping stuff in working order in the tree.

Backports in other systems need someone to take up stewardship.

So, either a group steps forward and takes responsibility to
keep them in working order in the generic tree, e.g. by
- having a mailing list, e.g. backports@,
- and changing the maintainer from ports@ to backports@
- and fixing PRs as they come up

Or a group provides their own pkg repo that the normal pkg-user can
reference to retrieve those older packages.

Both approaches sound possible, but need a non-trivial amount of
investment.

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