From nobody Sun Aug 29 02:34:03 2021 X-Original-To: ports@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C4206179D642 for ; Sun, 29 Aug 2021 02:34:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@raf.org) Received: from ook.raf.org (ook.raf.org [139.99.156.21]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4GxyFp2lwHz4Vk2 for ; Sun, 29 Aug 2021 02:34:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@raf.org) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ook.raf.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 302C95E4FD for ; Sun, 29 Aug 2021 12:34:08 +1000 (AEST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at ook.raf.org Received: from ook.raf.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (ook.raf.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id Nzo5cZ3Op0dv for ; Sun, 29 Aug 2021 12:34:03 +1000 (AEST) Received: by ook.raf.org (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 7F87C61B8C; Sun, 29 Aug 2021 12:34:03 +1000 (AEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=raf.org; s=001; t=1630204443; bh=nyJZASxL+5hZvreO43pTz/FWaoDFtXButWeQHKLdAOw=; h=Date:From:To:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:From; b=VPFQ7bh8AqZuOaJuNJvB0QN2R29yp5EBzRS7KbQnX8CXES5BomgB1HFNwmniLcZxx SsYAonTxIcU8WWulfu5ycx+ESa63gA3DhJRMiONS9Rb5tIaelouriR46cThR0pcGFk 62VeaEqLc1s4/TgZV6Daqe+rkX1gVufCnev847roi1b+6sDm5E5j7lFLydXgDOUgJT mO0moOamHv+6K1uZZFfjJyc4WEsmaC5OAvypUANrr0LjePsSMFHR1GHswQOxQttr2d 9sz/tr8eEnq997ttfdX+jzgC8OS1g8CQrRIn0m2oacO9B+g7QT6UwcVgp71msvoEOq 3FHJ0Hfp2L7Jw== Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2021 12:34:03 +1000 To: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [REQUEST] Portfolio Performance Message-ID: References: List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-ports List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Sender: owner-freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4GxyFp2lwHz4Vk2 X-Spamd-Bar: --- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=raf.org header.s=001 header.b=VPFQ7bh8; dmarc=pass (policy=quarantine) header.from=raf.org; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of freebsd@raf.org designates 139.99.156.21 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=freebsd@raf.org X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-3.99 / 15.00]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[raf.org:s=001]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip4:139.99.156.21]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; TO_DN_NONE(0.00)[]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[ports@freebsd.org]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000]; RCVD_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[3]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[raf.org:+]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[raf.org,quarantine]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[139.99.156.21:from]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-0.99)[-0.991]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; RCVD_TLS_LAST(0.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:16276, ipnet:139.99.128.0/17, country:FR]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROM(0.00)[] Reply-To: freebsd@raf.org From: raf via ports X-Original-From: raf X-ThisMailContainsUnwantedMimeParts: N On Sun, Aug 29, 2021 at 04:06:00AM +0200, Master One via freebsd-ports wrote: > Not an advert or SPAM, but indeed just a port request ;) > > Though not sure how this classifies as badly worded and how I should > have written that request differently. > > > On Sat, 2021-08-28 at 15:41 -0700, Lee Brown wrote: > > It's meant to be a port request, i.e. will somebody please port this > > to > > FreeBSD, but badly worded. > > > > I marked it as SPAM before I saw the forum post where SirDice pointed > > them > > to this ML.  So no, not just you :) > > > > On Sat, Aug 28, 2021 at 2:46 PM Dave Horsfall > > wrote: > > > > > Is it just me, or does this look suspiciously like an advert? > > > > > > -- Dave I think it makes sense that a request for a new port explain why the software is worth porting. I can also imagine that it might be difficult to do this in a way that doesn't sound like an advertisement for the software. After all, the request is an attempt to entice an existing porter to take on additional work. That's inherently an attempt at persuasion. The porting documentation I've seen only covers creating a new port, not asking someone else to do so, or giving advice on how best to do that. I suppose the implicit recommendation is to learn about FreeBSD porting, create the port, submit it, and hope that it gets accepted: https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/porters-handbook/book/ There's a big learning curve, but on the plus side, once you've created your first port, it should be much easier the next time. :-) cheers, raf