Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 13:05:55 +0100 From: Baptiste Daroussin <baptiste.daroussin@gmail.com> To: Matthias Andree <mandree@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: deprecated ports Message-ID: <AANLkTikc4OJnW9sE2%2BS%2BvQ8VtOHi3gGNusXr4A4zaA7j@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4D8094C5.2000200@FreeBSD.org> References: <20110315215801.GD5349@comcast.net> <AANLkTi=XNDEZiqxnmkP2yXAtG6cQObfGfu5Nf4vQhU-S@mail.gmail.com> <4D8094C5.2000200@FreeBSD.org>
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2011/3/16 Matthias Andree <mandree@freebsd.org> > > Baptiste, > > I generally agree with your approach, and as Doug pointed out, it has > worked out fine. Those ports that people had interest in triggered, for > instance, Charlie's response. > > However, we should be sure to find maintainers before ports are > undeprecated, else we run into a cycle of deprecation, reviving the port, > deprecating it again, and so on. > > Charlie has stated which ports he isn't interested in (and I haven't > checked if there are any left where we could offer him maintainership). > > For anyone who reads this and is unhappy about the deprecation of a pet > port, please feel invited to become a port maintainer -- the porter's > handbook has lots of information, and port committers will likely be willing > to lend a hand with a new maintainer's first steps. > > :-) > > Yes your right I was planning to send a general mailing at the end of my "seek and deprecate" campaign inviting users and maintainer to have a look a the deprecation list and adopt the ports they use. regards, Bapt
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