From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Mon May 2 08:50:01 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 D6390106564A for ; Mon, 2 May 2011 08:50:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from utisoft@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ww0-f50.google.com (mail-ww0-f50.google.com [74.125.82.50]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 655968FC13 for ; Mon, 2 May 2011 08:50:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: by wwc33 with SMTP id 33so5513236wwc.31 for ; Mon, 02 May 2011 01:50:00 -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 :from:date:message-id:subject:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=YWZhKavoe/yLoYnjYdv04RYRdL6MqYb1E0Au4Tpvs6Q=; b=GklvVnyImjOewM/anY226I2rW8RASW5qScAE5mQ2zR9I7VygofPNLdzo7FGGbF+Mwy UmloycY6+37N2yRe5R+EnN+VHIaUA5NZ1V5hCntmnNhX1gsqhO/Pe8xrUoQ3KA1GGeaR O8gl4Q32lmt0NSOxWpf2TJDbm8geFr6IqEaio= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:reply-to:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id :subject:to:cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=WcOIJCB+nstZtb+21j2/2chVKM0eR8HaHDLs339fOKlszcI1NGVga3VC3pQR3u9Gvt STUtQNNiL900cjLGOmQDyd24NwfExrtA+C/f31H4aUEuaHXHLWCqfsVoX/B3zsjqfNy9 zl5YeSUf+qi4zAHlUUV+Vs52ZgIhrJOZ3guWQ= Received: by 10.216.236.157 with SMTP id w29mr2442678weq.18.1304326200062; Mon, 02 May 2011 01:50:00 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.216.243.143 with HTTP; Mon, 2 May 2011 01:49:30 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4DBD0C24.4040305@FreeBSD.org> References: <4DBD0C24.4040305@FreeBSD.org> From: Chris Rees Date: Mon, 2 May 2011 09:49:30 +0100 Message-ID: To: Matthias Andree Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: expiration of net/skype ?! 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: Mon, 02 May 2011 08:50:01 -0000 On 1 May 2011 08:30, Matthias Andree wrote: > Am 01.05.2011 09:18, schrieb Chris Rees: >> On 1 May 2011 07:58, "mato" wrote: >>> >>> Peter Jeremy wrote: >>>> >>>> On 2011-Apr-26 01:47:30 +0200, martinko =A0wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> So what is this deprecation and expiration of net/skype port please ?= ? >>>>> >>>> >>>> Whilst the Skype port still works, the version of Skype referenced by >>>> the port is no longer available and later versions of Skype do not >>>> (currently) work on FreeBSD. =A0My reading of the Skype license sugges= ts >>>> that the FreeBSD Project cannot host the distfile without an agreement >>>> with Skype. =A0This means that someone who doesn't currently have the >>>> Skype distfile cannot install the Skype port. >>>> >>>> I believe work is underway to support the currently available version >>>> of Skype. >>>> >>> >>> >>> Ok, from my understanding it wouldn't be the first time a port distfile= is >> not (easily) available yet the port itself works if one can get the >> distfile. =A0And it's very easy to search successfully the interwebs for= this >> particular distfile. =A0In such a case I see no reason to remove the por= t if >> it works (under condition one gets the distfile). =A0I myself have it (a= nd I >> even host it privately). =A0And reading mailing lists reveals there are = many >> people using the port. >>> >> >> If one is capable of finding a distfile it's a trivial addition to find = the >> port. >> >> Rather than having defective ports in the tree, perhaps you could host t= he >> Skype shar? With a decent title it'll probably show up early enough on a >> Google search. > > Nah, please let's keep the port in and have it issue download hints > similar to the Java port (if legally possible) which it's not without being on dodgy ground > or otherwise issue a hint > that the port is kept for the benefit of those who happen to have a > distfile. Which is what, thirty people? Chris