From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Sun May 1 12:22:34 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A1E58106564A for ; Sun, 1 May 2011 12:22:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerry@seibercom.net) Received: from mail-gy0-f182.google.com (mail-gy0-f182.google.com [209.85.160.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 558778FC12 for ; Sun, 1 May 2011 12:22:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: by gyg13 with SMTP id 13so2457230gyg.13 for ; Sun, 01 May 2011 05:22:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.236.186.6 with SMTP id v6mr8354418yhm.72.1304252553342; Sun, 01 May 2011 05:22:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: from scorpio.seibercom.net (twdp-174-109-142-001.nc.res.rr.com [174.109.142.1]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id l62sm2021326yhn.8.2011.05.01.05.22.31 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Sun, 01 May 2011 05:22:32 -0700 (PDT) Received: from seibercom.net (zeus [192.168.1.1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: freebsd-ports.user@scorpio.seibercom.net) by scorpio.seibercom.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 3QMnvp50HHz2CG4n for ; Sun, 1 May 2011 08:22:30 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sun, 1 May 2011 08:22:30 -0400 From: Jerry To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20110501082230.34e9ff10@seibercom.net> In-Reply-To: References: <20110501073406.74bdc104@seibercom.net> Organization: seibercom.net X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.9 (GTK+ 2.22.1; amd64-portbld-freebsd8.2) Face: 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 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: Re: Deprecation campaign X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 01 May 2011 12:22:34 -0000 On Sun, 1 May 2011 12:45:24 +0100 Chris Rees articulated: > On 1 May 2011 12:34, "Jerry" wrote: > > > > On Sun, 1 May 2011 09:40:21 +0100 > > Chris Rees articulated: > > > > > On 1 May 2011 08:31, "mato" 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 galère. > > No, it's not at all, but how is complaining about the state while > consciously failing to do anything oneself OK? I have no intention of hosting any potential data, other than my own, for several reasons, not limited to the fact that my own personal servers are always in a state of flux since I am constantly doing beta testing and other projects with them. The owners of the corporate servers that I have access to would probably find it most unamusing if they found out I was using their systems for other than corporate business. > > 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. That would be the responsibility of the each individual port maintainer. I am sure if you make it publicly known that you are offering such a service, perhaps by getting the FreeBSD webmaster to put such an advertisement up on the FreeBSD web site, you will get your wish. Good luck with your venture. -- Jerry ✌ jerry+ports@seibercom.net Disclaimer: off-list followups get on-list replies or get ignored. Please do not ignore the Reply-To header. __________________________________________________________________ He who has a shady past knows that nice guys finish last.