From owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 12 20:41:20 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: java@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AAE17106564A for ; Sun, 12 Dec 2010 20:41:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) Received: from misty.eyesbeyond.com (gerbercreations.com [71.39.140.16]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 635DF8FC08 for ; Sun, 12 Dec 2010 20:41:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: from misty.eyesbeyond.com (localhost.eyesbeyond.com [127.0.0.1]) by misty.eyesbeyond.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id oBCKVHOk002728; Sun, 12 Dec 2010 12:31:17 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) Received: (from glewis@localhost) by misty.eyesbeyond.com (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id oBCKVHYW002727; Sun, 12 Dec 2010 12:31:17 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) X-Authentication-Warning: misty.eyesbeyond.com: glewis set sender to glewis@eyesbeyond.com using -f Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2010 12:31:17 -0800 From: Greg Lewis To: Ion-Mihai Tetcu Message-ID: <20101212203117.GA2637@misty.eyesbeyond.com> References: <20101211181018.754dcc50@it.buh.tecnik93.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20101211181018.754dcc50@it.buh.tecnik93.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Cc: java@freebsd.org Subject: Re: status of various JDK/SDK ports? X-BeenThere: freebsd-java@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting Java to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2010 20:41:20 -0000 On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 06:10:18PM +0200, Ion-Mihai Tetcu wrote: > While building java/ on QAT, I see a lot of ports failing to fetch or > requiring manual fetch (sigh). I also see a lot of versions for the > same thing, some of them very old. > > I'm on a killing spree WRT these ports, most notably > java/linux-sun-?dk?? All of the *jdk1[34]* ports should be killed off IMO. Anyone rely on any of these? > If you care about them, please update them to the latest release or at > least point the users to a download URL that doesn't require 30 minutes > of digging on that site. > > Also, enter the names of the java@ members at > http://wiki.freebsd.org/PortsTeams (please look at the other teams > entries for what should be there; if you already have a wiki page or > some other resource you can link it, but at minimum it should contain > the list of people behind java@). There was a page, it just wasn't linked to the PortsTeams page. I've now created that link. > For your reference, portmgr@ asked this almost a year ago, an I'm about > to wave the cattle prod about his. > > > Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:28:22 +0200 > > From: Ion-Mihai Tetcu > > To: ports-developers@FreeBSD.org, portmgr@FreeBSD.org > > Subject: listing alias/mailing list maintainers > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > portmgr@ would like to ask the members of various teams to document on > > the wiki.FreeBSD.org the membership of their respective teams inside at > > most two weeks. This applies both to alias (something@FreeBSd.org) and > > mailing list (some-ml@FreeBSD.org) maintainers. > > > > The reason is very simple: outside "knowing it all" capability which at > > least some of us do not posses :) no one has any dependable way of > > knowing who's who and who to contact. Please keep this list up-to-date > > in the future. > > > > The recent thread on ports-developers@ has shown that our users, you > > and us need to know who to contact WRT policies, suggestions and > > potential problems. > > I'm sure all of us have had enough experiences with call call-centers > > and "support@some.thing" to know how nice is to be able to know some > > real faces besides impersonal things. > > > > Please list in that wiki page the string that appears in the MAINTAINER > > field of the Makefiles of the ports you oversee, so that a search on the > > wiki returns something. > > > > At minimum, you should list the mail address and the emails of the > > committers in the team. Of course, the team membership is to restricted > > to committers. > > > > Example: > > > > team-alias@ (this corresponds to a mail alias team-alias@FreeBSD.org > > or mailinglist@FreeBSD.org) > > Members: > > committer1@ > > committer2@ > > committer3@ > > user1@explample.com > > user2@explample.org > > .... > > > > > > Thanks for helping make FreeBSD better and easier :) > > > -- > IOnut - Un^d^dregistered ;) FreeBSD "user" > "Intellectual Property" is nowhere near as valuable as "Intellect" > FreeBSD committer -> itetcu@FreeBSD.org, PGP Key ID 057E9F8B493A297B -- Greg Lewis Email : glewis@eyesbeyond.com Eyes Beyond Web : http://www.eyesbeyond.com Information Technology FreeBSD : glewis@FreeBSD.org