From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Sun May 1 07:26:51 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 0349C1065670; Sun, 1 May 2011 07:26:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gamato@users.sf.net) Received: from smtp-out4.iol.cz (smtp-out4.iol.cz [194.228.2.92]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 892618FC16; Sun, 1 May 2011 07:26:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: from antivir6.iol.cz (unknown [192.168.30.215]) by smtp-out4.iol.cz (Postfix) with ESMTP id B583CCE426C; Sun, 1 May 2011 07:26:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (antivir6.iol.cz [127.0.0.1]) by antivir6.iol.cz (Postfix) with ESMTP id A1EE7720035; Sun, 1 May 2011 09:26:49 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at iol.cz Received: from antivir6.iol.cz ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (antivir6.iol.cz [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10224) with LMTP id k0hqKmVD0xBx; Sun, 1 May 2011 09:26:49 +0200 (CEST) Received: from port4.iol.cz (unknown [192.168.30.94]) by antivir6.iol.cz (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6558E720032; Sun, 1 May 2011 09:26:49 +0200 (CEST) X-SBRS: None X-SBRS-none: None X-RECVLIST: MTA-OUT-IOL X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AkA0ADAKvU1asinI/2dsb2JhbAAMhT2TCI07xSuGAASOeY4k Received: from 200.41.broadband11.iol.cz (HELO [192.168.11.3]) ([90.178.41.200]) by port4.iol.cz with ESMTP; 01 May 2011 09:26:49 +0200 Message-ID: <4DBD0B40.8010101@users.sf.net> Date: Sun, 01 May 2011 09:26:56 +0200 From: mato User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; FreeBSD i386; en-US; rv:1.9.1.18) Gecko/20110424 SeaMonkey/2.0.13 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: utisoft@gmail.com References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org, Peter Jeremy , freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: expiration of net/skype ?! X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 01 May 2011 07:26:51 -0000 Chris Rees wrote: > > > On 1 May 2011 07:58, "mato" > wrote: > > > > Peter Jeremy wrote: > >> > >> On 2011-Apr-26 01:47:30 +0200, martinko > wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> 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. My reading of the Skype license suggests > >> that the FreeBSD Project cannot host the distfile without an agreement > >> with Skype. This 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. And it's very easy to search successfully the > interwebs for this particular distfile. In such a case I see no > reason to remove the port if it works (under condition one gets the > distfile). I myself have it (and I even host it privately). And > 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 > the Skype shar? With a decent title it'll probably show up early > enough on a Google search. > > Chris > That is one of possibilities. The question is whether we want to lower barriers for new / common users or not. Experience suggests that people will choose a different solution if it makes their life easier. See my other recent post please. Regards, M.