From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Sun May 1 11:45:26 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ED6251065672 for ; Sun, 1 May 2011 11:45:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from utisoft@gmail.com) Received: from mail-bw0-f54.google.com (mail-bw0-f54.google.com [209.85.214.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 768348FC08 for ; Sun, 1 May 2011 11:45:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: by bwz12 with SMTP id 12so5793751bwz.13 for ; Sun, 01 May 2011 04:45:24 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:reply-to:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=au81ZFQolLfXoUpNsm5e4OghxY+ygOKuXAKkZH7AMrU=; b=n9c2e6WAy0KHORR7bwVrPtAD74fcXitM5/4zUN94kYjRBJIYQRkCFKrtOV/JJGYq2p N5Id6q1sqGJG8mZUwRPMEr845OhJpA3MzgnmJnvsM82L+GklaYz6Kdmo+efEjvrtzj52 exANv94hEBBSX976WVaZ9wQ2Sn+lbHjpvncXU= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:reply-to:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id :subject:from:to:content-type; b=ReaIKDtpbX2/CB5Yj45p+kOGlZEj6XKmeBGmAMHA+7gWzG7AxO30TBqEF1/1jTtb9Y HB6stgq+nbHsX6rjmpSLc1YakQcKrQXessi6GI8RvIiNq4L9M/zmszLG6oX2HSMIOYPs 7Fodly0CAvMjYiBb/HCu79PrYVVYcMMne25CQ= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.205.82.10 with SMTP id aa10mr733460bkc.97.1304250324504; Sun, 01 May 2011 04:45:24 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.204.42.21 with HTTP; Sun, 1 May 2011 04:45:24 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.204.42.21 with HTTP; Sun, 1 May 2011 04:45:24 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20110501073406.74bdc104@seibercom.net> References: <20110501073406.74bdc104@seibercom.net> Date: Sun, 1 May 2011 12:45:24 +0100 Message-ID: From: Chris Rees To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Re: Deprecation campaign X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: utisoft@gmail.com List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 01 May 2011 11:45:26 -0000 On 1 May 2011 12:34, "Jerry" wrote: > > On Sun, 1 May 2011 09:40:21 +0100 > Chris Rees articulated: > > > On 1 May 2011 08:31, "mato" wrote: > > > There are usually many users but only a few are ready to become > > maintainers (for whatever reasons). So no one stepping up does not > > really mean no one uses a port. But ok, I'll try to see what I can > > do for ports I might care about.. > > > > > > > They could always pay someone. > > You do realize that many here would consider that blasphemy. While it > might be advantageous, like so many other capitalistic concepts, it > is not likely to get a foothold in this gal=E8re. No, it's not at all, but how is complaining about the state while consciously failing to do anything oneself OK? > > Perhaps asking the community for a list of users wishing to offer free > space for hosting orphaned ports/distfiles/etcetera might be an easier > crapshoot. I'll do it. Give me a list and fix the Makefiles, and I'll co-host. Chris