Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 23:43:17 +0300 From: "Giorgos Keramidas" <keramida@FreeBSD.org> To: "Munish Chopra" <mchopra@engmail.uwaterloo.ca>, <arch@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Status of lukemftpd? (was: cvs commit: src/etc inetd.conf (fwd)) Message-ID: <004f01c27b9e$372647a0$f7808c96@LocalHost> References: <Pine.NEB.3.96L.1021024120517.40520C-100000@fledge.watson.org> <20021024183839.GB601@opiate.thirteenandtwo.org>
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Munish Chopra <mchopra@engmail.uwaterloo.ca> wrote: : On 2002-10-24 12:17 +0000, Robert Watson wrote: : > If there are plans to implement the missing features, then it may be : > reasonable to keep it in the tree. If there are no plans to fix = these : > problems, it may make sense to remove it from the tree, or at least : > disconnect it from the build to prevent serious foot-shooting. : [...] : I tried to do what I could to start fixing things up (not PAM or : anything though - I'm not exactly a coder), among others I had brief : exchanges with David O'Brien and Yar Tikhiy, but nothing since then. : I also contacted Luke Mewburn, who seemed very open to changes and : enchancements, it seems like he just doesn't have time to do much with : it himself at the moment. : : So this is just a heads-up to anyone with more clue than me, if you = like : lukemftpd the author is open to changes, so it wouldn't be a nightmare : to maintain in base unlike if we resorted to a massive patchset. Indeed... Luke Mewburn is a very nice fellow. All the email exchanges I've had with him, regarding NetBSD or other sources, have been polite, full of useful facts and information, and more importantly quick. I'm not exactly suggesting anything here (like someone jumping up and saying "I will"); just making sure that the author of lukemftp and lukemftpd is contacted before any decision is made. Giorgos. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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