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Subject: Re: Removing documentation
To: Greg 'groggy' Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org>, ports@freebsd.org
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Hello,

>> You have a tool presented as "official" that hasn't had it's
>> original maintainer in 4 years and was only kept on life support up
>> until 9 months ago.
>
> Agreed, the "official" (the term used is "recommended") status is
> gone.  But that's a reason to fix the documentation, not remove it.
> As I see it, we have three choices, in increasing order of
> desirability:
>
> 1.  Remove all mention of portmaster.  That's what this PR recommends.
> 2.  Do nothing.
> 3.  Update the documentation to indicate the current status,
>      recommending alternatives if possible.

Number 4 is missing: find a maintainer for it.

I would volunteer for this. But before a real commitment i need a closer 
look at it, which i will do next week. So please standby.

Greetings,
Torsten