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Date:      Tue, 12 Apr 2005 14:27:58 +0200
From:      Florent Thoumie <flz@xbsd.org>
To:        Dan Langille <dan@langille.org>
Cc:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Ports version upping policy?
Message-ID:  <1113308878.764.32.camel@innercity>
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Le Mardi 12 avril 2005 =E0 08:24 -0400, Dan Langille a =E9crit :
> On 12 Apr 2005 at 14:17, Florent Thoumie wrote:
>=20
> > Le Mardi 12 avril 2005 =E0 08:12 -0400, Dan Langille a =E9crit :
> > > On 12 Apr 2005 at 13:26, Florent Thoumie wrote:
> > >=20
> > > > 	Yes, I've asked Dan Langille to add a special notice for these=20
> > > > 	ports so that people know they are unmaintained. Maybe we should
> > > > 	think about it again. Dan ?
> > >=20
> > > What sort of notice are you thinking of?
> >=20
> > 	"The maintainer of this port is ports@FreeBSD.org, that means=20
> > 	the port is currently unmaintained and that here may be delays=20
> > 	between port updates."
>=20
> How about:
>=20
> "There is no maintainer for this port.  Updates may be delayed."

	Fine with me, the shorter the better.

> > 	Maybe you can add another note saying that mail sent to ports@=20
> > 	go to the freebsd-ports@ mailing list.
>=20
> "Any concerns regarding this port should be directed to the FreeBSD=20
> Ports mailing list via freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org."

	Actually, that's what people do when using the link next to=20
	"Maintained by". I'm not sure how to explain this clearly with
	few words. Maybe "Maintained by: ports@FreeBSD.org=20
	(freebsd-ports@ mailing list)".
=09
--=20
Florent Thoumie
flz@xbsd.org

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