From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 26 18:43:21 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 14D861065670 for ; Tue, 26 Apr 2011 18:43:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sterling@camdensoftware.com) Received: from wh1.interactivevillages.com (ca.2e.7bae.static.theplanet.com [174.123.46.202]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CEC7C8FC08 for ; Tue, 26 Apr 2011 18:43:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: from c-24-22-230-24.hsd1.wa.comcast.net ([24.22.230.24] helo=_HOSTNAME_) by wh1.interactivevillages.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QEnED-0004Tw-6L for freebsd-ports@freebsd.org; Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:43:18 -0400 Received: by _HOSTNAME_ (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Tue, 26 Apr 2011 11:43:15 -0700 Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 11:43:15 -0700 From: Chip Camden To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20110426184315.GA2320@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org References: <4DB6165F.1010806@FreeBSD.org> <20110426024122.GA38579@comcast.net> <20110426163424.GB38579@comcast.net> <20110426141209.0d07bccf@seibercom.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="BOKacYhQ+x31HxR3" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20110426141209.0d07bccf@seibercom.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Company: Camden Software Consulting URL: http://camdensoftware.com X-PGP-Key: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?search=0xD6DBAF91 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - wh1.interactivevillages.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - camdensoftware.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Subject: Re: saving a few ports from death 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: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 18:43:21 -0000 --BOKacYhQ+x31HxR3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Quoth Jerry on Tuesday, 26 April 2011: > On Tue, 26 Apr 2011 09:34:24 -0700 > Charlie Kester articulated: >=20 > > It's a bit of a leap to assume that a program that's popular on Linux > > will be as popular on BSD, but it's the best data we have for the time > > being. >=20 > If you want to definitively ascertain the popularity of an application, > just remove it from the ports structure and see how many users complain. >=20 There could be quite a delay in that reaction -- it might not hit home until the port needs to be rebuilt. --=20 =2EO. | Sterling (Chip) Camden | http://camdensoftware.com =2E.O | sterling@camdensoftware.com | http://chipsquips.com OOO | 2048R/D6DBAF91 | http://chipstips.com --BOKacYhQ+x31HxR3 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJNtxJDAAoJEIpckszW26+RpHYIAMQ8XoMAjZ9U50Wxp0PcSiUD vqbTr2k1gf3GVlPPQTfTWo1aKh3mxoZ0baBZ0WJoO+n+iv/oIEqSGFBEw2TkuJJq ZzVXEpxvXgMH3aIrHCGVa/QX8ux+YjSbBIFoRCIwGmQ1lJyuu5Hv9YMjGX+MMdIv 17x4xfY6eXeqqN43yd9wT90Lz/HnT1cOM6t0vhGW5H4VEw8NSwPQzFwQLeS7hS+s 7E8RNxE7jkEIpazxHkXUiWLOZPXxxa/1Auoif4nuS21gAxhKVl6lZLELcc36swlE +xzjux3FRMQsmNIu1abTGotLZMT2N+1lKhxqAbv2bKA3TUM11NwW7iLu/lemqDc= =Qfxl -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --BOKacYhQ+x31HxR3--