Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2012 12:50:36 +0000 From: Chris Rees <utisoft@gmail.com> To: Kevin Oberman <kob6558@gmail.com> Cc: TclTk@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [HEADS UP] Tcl/Tk on FreeBSD Message-ID: <CADLo83-g-fV7LyW9T9FTiaUSqczhZuFZC7w1HMP-BbZ=bo3_eg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAN6yY1s%2BEqJ09p7-JA3uj60YajHiNuikdxSeuiDWQ961jiY24w@mail.gmail.com> References: <20121126164225.GA53110@gahrfit.gahr.ch> <CAN6yY1uNdjBJvNBh=To8D2%2BXBrCtxv3_P6joUmX3bFY1qFzFqQ@mail.gmail.com> <CADLo83-BouZ9uyka5A=aC-VE4RLj1Sxjti69dfBfTrTKR6ENDw@mail.gmail.com> <CAN6yY1s%2BEqJ09p7-JA3uj60YajHiNuikdxSeuiDWQ961jiY24w@mail.gmail.com>
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On 29 November 2012 07:30, Kevin Oberman <kob6558@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 11:21 PM, Chris Rees <utisoft@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> On 29 Nov 2012 05:48, "Kevin Oberman" <kob6558@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 8:42 AM, Pietro Cerutti <gahr@freebsd.org> wrote: >>> > Hello, >>> > >>> > it is a honour to me to announce that we finally have an official ML >>> > dedicated to the maintainance of Tcl/Tk -related ports on FreeBSD. >>> > >>> > It's TclTk@FreeBSD.org. It's open, and you're welcome to join [1]. >>> > >>> > We have set up a Wiki page at http://wiki.freebsd.org/TclTk and an IRC >>> > channel on EFNet/#freebsd-tcltk. >>> > >>> > We're really at the beginning and starting to organize work. It's gonna >>> > be fun! >>> > >>> > Among other things, we're planning to slowly move Tcl/Tk -related ports >>> > under the maintenance of TclTk@FreeBSD.org. If this rings a bell for a >>> > port that you're currently maintaining, please get in touch with us! >>> > We are not going to take anything by force, though. >>> > >>> > [1] http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-tcltk >>> > >>> > Hope to see you soon on TclTk@ and EFNet/#freebsd-tcltk! >>> > >>> > Pietro >>> > (subscriber #2 of tcltk@) >>> >>> Would "Tcl/Tk related ports" include mail/exmh? Brent has rolled a new >>> release and I have been thinnking about submitting an update. The >>> current version is seven years old, though it is still used by quite a >>> few people (including myself). >> >> No, it's a list for the language, not applications written in that language. > > So I assumed until I looked at the wiki list of ports they were > maintaining or were planning to maintain which included many apps > written in Tcl/Tk. If it is just the language, why are they included? OK, after some discussion the policy has been clarified; Tcl/Tk ports of any type can be assigned. However, they are still expected to be actively maintained-- we don't want the list to become a 'dumping ground' for unwanted ports :) Anyone wishing to donate a port is welcome to join us! Chris
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