Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 15:16:38 +0200 From: Alex Kozlov <spam@rm-rf.kiev.ua> To: Renato Botelho <garga@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org, spam@rm-rf.kiev.ua Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports LEGAL MOVED ports/devel Makefile ports/devel/libisc Makefile distinfo Message-ID: <20101108131638.GA45991@ravenloft.kiev.ua>
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On Mon, Nov 08, 2010 at 10:11:07AM -0200, Renato Botelho wrote: > On Mon, Nov 08, 2010 at 01:49:55PM +0200, Alex Kozlov wrote: > > On Mon, Nov 08, 2010 at 09:16:42AM -0200, Renato Botelho wrote: > > > On Mon, Nov 08, 2010 at 12:34:38PM +0200, Alex Kozlov wrote: > > > > On Mon, Nov 08, 2010 at 10:08:47AM +0000, Renato Botelho wrote: > > > > > garga 2010-11-08 10:08:47 UTC > > > > > > > > > > FreeBSD ports repository > > > > > > > > > > Modified files: > > > > > . LEGAL MOVED > > > > > devel Makefile > > > > > emulators Makefile > > > > > misc Makefile > > > > > security Makefile > > > > > www Makefile > > > > > Removed files: > > > > > devel/libisc Makefile distinfo pkg-descr pkg-plist > > > > > devel/libisc/files patch-Makefile > > > > > emulators/vmware-guestd3 Makefile pkg-descr pkg-plist > > > > > emulators/vmware-guestd3/files vmware-guestd.sh > > > > > emulators/vmware-tools3 Makefile pkg-descr pkg-plist > > > > > misc/bidwatcher Makefile distinfo pkg-descr > > > > > misc/bidwatcher/files patch-Makefile.in patch-bidwatcher.cpp > > > > > patch-bidwatcher.h patch-helpers.cpp > > > > > misc/compat3x Makefile distinfo pkg-descr pkg-plist > > > > Please revert misc/compat3x part. > > > > This package is a convenient method to install compatibility libraries > > > > for old binary applications for 3.x. With it removal users will have > > > > to manually download 3.x distribution, manually extract the needed > > > > libraries and install them. > > > > > > I think users who want to use compat3x will need to do it by themselves. > > > This port was marked as FORBIDDEN for over 6 years because of multiple > > > CVEs, version 3.x is not supported for long time now. > > I don't see how these CVEs will be fixed if the port is removed. > > As You say, this port marked as FORBIDDEN for a long time so users > > who install it know, what they're doing. 3.x may be not supported in > > the ports, but freebsd still supports binary compatibility down to 2.x. > > Also by your logic You need to remove misc/compat4, misc/compat5 and > > misc/compat6(soon). Do You plan to do this? > I'm saying just for ports, not for kernel binary compatibility, ports > system just has support for 6.4+, so compat4x and compat5x will be > certainly removed one of these days. > > compat3x was marked as DEPRECATED and had an EXPIRATION_DATE set for 2 > months, and during this time, nobody complained about it. 2010-09-08 I wrote private mail to pgollucci@, unfortunatelly he did not respond. > Users who want compat3x can checkout Attic from ports collection cvs > server and install the port. It seems that I can't convince you. -- Adios
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