From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 22 12:47:10 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC96F106564A; Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:47:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mi+thun@aldan.algebra.com) Received: from smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net (smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net [207.172.157.102]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 60C7E8FC1F; Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:47:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mr17.lnh.mail.rcn.net ([207.172.157.37]) by smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net with ESMTP; 22 Aug 2011 08:47:10 -0400 Received: from smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net (smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net [207.172.4.11]) by mr17.lnh.mail.rcn.net (MOS 4.2.3-GA) with ESMTP id BAR04554; Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:47:09 -0400 Received-SPF: None identity=pra; client-ip=209.6.61.133; receiver=smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net; envelope-from="mi+thun@aldan.algebra.com"; x-sender="mi+thun@aldan.algebra.com"; x-conformance=sidf_compatible Received-SPF: None identity=mailfrom; client-ip=209.6.61.133; receiver=smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net; envelope-from="mi+thun@aldan.algebra.com"; x-sender="mi+thun@aldan.algebra.com"; x-conformance=sidf_compatible Received-SPF: None identity=helo; client-ip=209.6.61.133; receiver=smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net; envelope-from="mi+thun@aldan.algebra.com"; x-sender="postmaster@[192.168.1.8]"; x-conformance=sidf_compatible X-Auth-ID: anat Received: from 209-6-61-133.c3-0.sbo-ubr1.sbo.ma.cable.rcn.com (HELO [192.168.1.8]) ([209.6.61.133]) by smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net with ESMTP; 22 Aug 2011 08:47:02 -0400 Message-ID: <4E524FC9.2020508@aldan.algebra.com> Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:47:05 -0400 From: "Mikhail T." User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD amd64; rv:5.0) Gecko/20110706 Thunderbird/5.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Chris Rees References: <201108210630.p7L6UDoS091751@koala.droso.net> <4E51BDEF.1040301@aldan.algebra.com> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: ports@freebsd.org, portmgr-feedback@freebsd.org Subject: Re: audio/adpcm (Re: FreeBSD unmaintained ports which are currently scheduled for deletion) X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:47:10 -0000 On 22.08.2011 04:46, Chris Rees wrote: > On 22 August 2011 03:24, Mikhail T. wrote: >> On -10.01.-28163 14:59, linimon@FreeBSD.org wrote: >>> portname: audio/adpcm >>> description: An Intel/DVI IMA ADPCM codec library >>> maintainer:ports@FreeBSD.org >>> deprecated because: No more public distfiles >>> expiration date: 2011-09-01 >>> build errors: none. >>> >>> overview:http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=audio&portname=adpcm >> At least in this particular case, I don't think, the removal is warranted. >> >> The public distfiles disappeared not because of a deliberate action by the >> developer or copyright-holder, but simply because the entire ftp.cwi.nl is >> now gone. Sites continue to host the file -- we should allow CWI.net to sort >> things out with their FTP-server (or, perhaps, they intend to offer the same >> code over HTTP later). > Could you add those extra sites to MASTER_SITES then please? None of them are "official" -- and various web-pages continue to refer to ftp.cwi.nl as the source. Since FreeBSD mirrors already provide unofficial mirrors, is there a point in adding those at this time? -mi