From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Sun May 1 07:48:39 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D8AFF106566C for ; Sun, 1 May 2011 07:48:39 +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 657878FC13 for ; Sun, 1 May 2011 07:48:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: by bwz12 with SMTP id 12so5712395bwz.13 for ; Sun, 01 May 2011 00:48:38 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:reply-to:date:message-id:subject :from:to:cc:content-type; bh=+WeEUwcCzExG/jy5ORpcrZLMqNEiLk1uUb+YVOqo4ZI=; b=SHTl5NlLN1I/ax5SmZsDO/F3mL1UOGWRSkrwHUKow3IP2+fZF8d9kRYwSP6Y70Lvs6 1XHQV6nBoytR0b3wk+mpyi5IA0tZfOmA+7NIDsFBtYUvcs+A+l3TsCKHFfRDbNpWaL0a wkaMlb+tns8T9H1aiyGw0IUzbdiV2rJxizYb4= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:reply-to:date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc :content-type; b=ex/oBAegIIJxzwZYrCZiv6jS7QTUoBrAC/ZneFPfWWQfBcY3WLtf/WSFc5Al2c8mqN ErbJtvN/HpltvcXcNyUdlt+4nutdieGGjaV4bPY8Qj3QJ/3drf38kLZJzG03wZIRB/x0 OT6spiTLVoU1HfhF8n3WfCHFsJ14XhHsXQIU0= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.204.181.7 with SMTP id bw7mr2637052bkb.16.1304234301010; Sun, 01 May 2011 00:18:21 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.204.42.21 with HTTP; Sun, 1 May 2011 00:18:20 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.204.42.21 with HTTP; Sun, 1 May 2011 00:18:20 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sun, 1 May 2011 08:18:20 +0100 Message-ID: From: Chris Rees To: mato Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org, Peter Jeremy , freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: expiration of net/skype ?! X-BeenThere: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: utisoft@gmail.com List-Id: Multimedia discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 01 May 2011 07:48:39 -0000 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