Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2013 12:03:17 -0500 From: Jimmy Kelley <ljboiler@gmail.com> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Why was the ventrilo-server port removed? Message-ID: <20130605170317.GA1379@jmobile.jimmy.net> In-Reply-To: <CAEAhP2jr=25==gJqv8as775hbYrpjjGv-vL-O1dFMgFuaE_EKA@mail.gmail.com> References: <20130604213412.GB2986@rancor.immure.com> <51AE7826.6010704@delphij.net> <20130605122528.GA46484@rancor.immure.com> <CAEAhP2jr=25==gJqv8as775hbYrpjjGv-vL-O1dFMgFuaE_EKA@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, Jun 05, 2013 at 09:40:59AM -0700, Anton Afanasyev wrote: > On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 5:25 AM, Bob Willcox <bob@immure.com> wrote: > > > I'd be willing to. I don't think anything for it has changed. The > > distfile is > > still available at the same location. I still run it and don't see any > > issues > > with it. > > > > It looks like the port was deprecated because "no more public distfiles": > http://portsmon.freebsd.org/portoverview.py?category=audio&portname=ventrilo-server > > Anton As Bob pointed out, the distfile IS freely available, just not directly without agreeing to the download terms. The old diablo JDK ports were like this. I can see the reason for the automated ports system marking this a deprecated, since it can't tell the difference between a truely missing distfile vs. one that requires manual intervention. Is there something that can "reset" the deprecation countdown timer is cases like this?
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