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Date:      Thu, 4 Aug 2011 05:06:35 +0000
From:      Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@komquats.com>
Cc:        cvs-ports@FreeBSD.ORG, bapt@freebd.org, ports-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG, Cy Schubert <cy@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: ports/x11/gcursor Makefile distinfo pkg-descr pkg-plist ports/x11/gcursor/files patch-data::gcursor.desktop.in patch-src::gcursor.c
Message-ID:  <20110804050635.GA17223@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <201108040451.p744pY9X006786@cwsys.cwsent.com>
References:  <20110804012452.GA97859@FreeBSD.org> <201108040451.p744pY9X006786@cwsys.cwsent.com>

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On Wed, Aug 03, 2011 at 09:51:34PM -0700, Cy Schubert wrote:
> In message <20110804012452.GA97859@FreeBSD.org>, Alexey Dokuchaev writes:
> > On Wed, Aug 03, 2011 at 08:21:04PM +0000, Cy Schubert wrote:
> > > cy          2011-08-03 20:21:04 UTC
> > > 
> > >   Removed files:
> > >     x11/gcursor          Makefile distinfo pkg-descr pkg-plist 
> > >     x11/gcursor/files    patch-data::gcursor.desktop.in 
> > >                          patch-src::gcursor.c 
> > >   Log:
> > >   Gcursor is unmaintained by upline (Ubuntu).
> > 
> > I believe the standard practice is to drop maintainership, mark the port
> > as deprecated and maybe set an expiration date rather than simply delete
> > it: maybe some users still want it.
> 
> This port was deleted by bapt@ using his portmgr hat about three months ago 
> because the distfile was no longer available. I resurrected it and assumed 
> maintainership a few days ago however learning that it is no longer 
> maintained by an upline, portmgr made the right decision to delete it at 
> that time. I just reimplemented what was done three months ago.

OK, thanks for clarification.

./danfe



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