Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 17:11:05 -0400 (EDT) From: "Sean C. Farley" <scf@FreeBSD.org> To: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Marco Beishuizen <mbeis@xs4all.nl>, freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org, Ted Hatfield <ted@io-tx.com> Subject: Re: Alpine mail client discontinued? Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.02.1110231705550.3100@thor.farley.org> In-Reply-To: <4E9B9863.6090106@FreeBSD.org> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1110170021070.82407@yokozuna.lan> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1110161741360.58537@io-tx.com> <4E9B9863.6090106@FreeBSD.org>
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On Sun, 16 Oct 2011, Doug Barton wrote: > On 10/16/2011 15:49, Ted Hatfield wrote: >> >> A quick google search shows >> >> re-alpine >> >> http://sourceforge.net/projects/re-alpine/develop >> http://re-alpine.sourceforge.net/ >> >> The continuation of the Alpine email client from University of >> Washington. >> >> Maybe you would like to create a port. > > My read of the differences between the existing Alpine port and the last > released version of re-alpine is that it's not worth disrupting the > currently stable port. If anyone feels differently, just let me know. For me, I have not noticed any difference, but I may not have been hitting any code that has changed significantly. I think the existing port could easily use re-alpine's source without much change. The binary is still alpine. Of course, this could (should?) wait until 9 is out the door. Sean -- scf@FreeBSD.org
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