From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 6 21:29:38 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 092EC16A420 for ; Mon, 6 Feb 2006 21:29:38 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wbs@infowest.com) Received: from guadix.infowest.com (guadix.out.smtp.infowest.com [204.17.177.65]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B85FE43D45 for ; Mon, 6 Feb 2006 21:29:37 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wbs@infowest.com) Received: from alora.infowest.com (alora.client.smtp.infowest.com [204.17.177.61]) by guadix.infowest.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 64DAC165A23; Mon, 6 Feb 2006 14:29:37 -0700 (MST) Received: from [192.168.0.2] (209-33-199-253-dsl.infowest.net [209.33.199.253]) by alora.infowest.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 371761E301D; Mon, 6 Feb 2006 14:29:37 -0700 (MST) Message-ID: <43E7BFA9.1010703@infowest.com> Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2006 14:29:13 -0700 From: Lorin Lund User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5 (Macintosh/20051201) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: FreeBSD Prospect References: <200602062207.53067.mailings.freebsd@o0l0o.org> In-Reply-To: <200602062207.53067.mailings.freebsd@o0l0o.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Possibility to submit requests for new ports? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2006 21:29:38 -0000 FreeBSD Prospect wrote: > Hi! > > I was wondering, if there is any communication channel to request new ports. > > I mean, isn't it likely, that a FreeBSD user (not a codergeek able to create > ports himself) is looking for some software, which is available open-source > for Linux, but hasn't been ported yet? > > Wouldn't it be useful, to have an own mailing list for that? > > Or is freebsd-ports thought to be suiteable for that matter (I am subscribed > to that mailing-list, but didn't see much traffic until now, and no port > requests at all)? > > Ports are ported and supported by volunteers. Every year there are ports that get dropped from the system because the person who ported it no longer can afford the time to update it and no-one else steps up to take their place. So there is always a shortage of people who are both qualified and interested (motivated) enough to maintain all the ports that are currently in the system, let alone adding more. Basically what you would need to do to get something ported is to find someone who is capable of doing it and get them interested, or find someone who is interested in the application you want ported who could become capable (largely through self study) and sell them on the idea of giving the project a huge chunk of their life. I wish you the best of luck.