From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 7 17:30:10 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9CC86F86 for ; Mon, 7 Apr 2014 17:30:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.rcn.com (smtp.rcn.com [69.168.97.78]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5D26DBC2 for ; Mon, 7 Apr 2014 17:30:10 +0000 (UTC) X_CMAE_Category: , , X-CNFS-Analysis: v=2.0 cv=ff8vOjsF c=1 sm=1 a=G/olaBUpLsCobE3dvK+8ZA==:17 a=zOckYCwfLoEA:10 a=0EuHnjpoJUEA:10 a=YNqtyO0l_hcA:10 a=LaogzpLLAAAA:8 a=6I5d2MoRAAAA:8 a=d3UBeUJBPV6IKNWNEQAA:9 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 a=SV7veod9ZcQA:10 a=zOmkN8jJY-I-zKYaqSQA:9 a=_W_S_7VecoQA:10 a=ma6V4FTDDsntTiOw:21 a=G/olaBUpLsCobE3dvK+8ZA==:117 X-CM-Score: 0 X-Scanned-by: Cloudmark Authority Engine X-Authed-Username: YW5hdEByY24uY29t Authentication-Results: smtp02.rcn.cmh.synacor.com header.from=mi+thun@aldan.algebra.com; sender-id=neutral Authentication-Results: smtp02.rcn.cmh.synacor.com smtp.mail=mi+thun@aldan.algebra.com; spf=neutral; sender-id=neutral Authentication-Results: smtp02.rcn.cmh.synacor.com smtp.user=anat; auth=pass (PLAIN) Received-SPF: neutral (smtp02.rcn.cmh.synacor.com: 209.6.156.90 is neither permitted nor denied by domain of aldan.algebra.com) Received: from [209.6.156.90] ([209.6.156.90:60649] helo=utka.zajac) by smtp.rcn.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 3.5.1.37854 r(Momo-dev:3.5.1.0)) with ESMTPA id 00/42-35592-A90E2435; Mon, 07 Apr 2014 13:30:02 -0400 Message-ID: <5342E09A.5020908@aldan.algebra.com> Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2014 13:30:02 -0400 From: "Mikhail T." User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD i386; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/24.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD ports which are currently scheduled for deletion References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.17 X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.17 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2014 17:30:10 -0000 Once again I am seeing this dreadful list and once again I am wondering... Why are we removing ports simply for being "unmaintained"? Those with build-errors -- Ok, I understand, bit-rot happens. Those with (much) newer versions available -- sure. But simply "unmaintained" -- that does not seem right... graphics/qvplay is just an example -- linimon's list contains many more ports, whose only "fault" is not having an active maintainer... -mi On 07.04.2014 07:06, freebsd-ports-request@freebsd.org wrote: > portname: graphics/qvplay > description: Digital camera downloading tool for Casio QV series > maintainer: ports@FreeBSD.org > deprecated because: Unmaintained since 2001 > expiration date: 2014-04-12 > build errors: none. > overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=graphics&portname=qvplay