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Date:      Sun, 1 May 2011 12:45:24 +0100
From:      Chris Rees <utisoft@gmail.com>
To:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Deprecation campaign
Message-ID:  <BANLkTikG5SCDa5GZfo=QzGvB0spLBZenQQ@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20110501073406.74bdc104@seibercom.net>
References:  <BANLkTimPv7_WTT%2B_sqLawJ=waugZOk7Wnw@mail.gmail.com> <20110501073406.74bdc104@seibercom.net>

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On 1 May 2011 12:34, "Jerry" <jerry@seibercom.net> wrote:
>
> On Sun, 1 May 2011 09:40:21 +0100
> Chris Rees <utisoft@gmail.com> articulated:
>
> > On 1 May 2011 08:31, "mato" <gamato@users.sf.net> wrote:
> > > There are usually many users but only a few are ready to become
> > maintainers (for whatever reasons).  So no one stepping up does not
> > really mean no one uses a port.  But ok, I'll try to see what I can
> > do for ports I might care about..
> > >
> >
> > They could always pay someone.
>
> You do realize that many here would consider that blasphemy. While it
> might be advantageous, like so many other capitalistic concepts, it
> is not likely to get a foothold in this gal=E8re.

No, it's not at all, but how is complaining about the state while
consciously failing to do anything oneself OK?

>
> Perhaps asking the community for a list of users wishing to offer free
> space for hosting orphaned ports/distfiles/etcetera might be an easier
> crapshoot.

I'll do it. Give me a list and fix the Makefiles, and I'll co-host.

Chris



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