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Date:      Sat, 03 Mar 2018 09:24:59 +0000
From:      bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org
To:        freebsd-ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   [Bug 226322] irc/xchat: Please deprecate or remove XChat
Message-ID:  <bug-226322-13@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>

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            Bug ID: 226322
           Summary: irc/xchat: Please deprecate or remove XChat
           Product: Ports & Packages
           Version: Latest
          Hardware: Any
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Keywords: patch
          Severity: Affects Only Me
          Priority: ---
         Component: Individual Port(s)
          Assignee: gnome@FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: tobik@freebsd.org
                CC: gnome@FreeBSD.org
             Flags: maintainer-feedback?(gnome@FreeBSD.org)
          Assignee: gnome@FreeBSD.org
 Attachment #191166 maintainer-approval?(gnome@FreeBSD.org)
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xchat.diff

It's not being developed anymore (last release ~8 years ago!) and has
several unpatched security issues as outlined by the HexChat developer
in [1].

HexChat (irc/hexchat) is an actively developed XChat fork with a
similar interface that can be used instead.

[1] https://tingping.github.io/2018/03/02/when-distros-get-it-wrong.html

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