Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2016 10:53:49 +0200 From: Matthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de> To: "freebsd-ports@freebsd.org" <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Google Code as an upstream is gone Message-ID: <949da532-7169-d6bc-9726-f44967848493@gmx.de> In-Reply-To: <9cd06059-a707-6583-79d7-fbd36bd2c977@gjunka.com> References: <2047d7fd-1849-6008-5be1-5fb3d1aa0661@FreeBSD.org> <slrnnuqbaq.2tlc.naddy@lorvorc.mips.inka.de> <3e59578a-8556-111a-f3d4-0e641a50043e@FreeBSD.org> <20160929165700.GA33046@lorvorc.mips.inka.de> <CAN6yY1sypD6ZC4zAL0%2BQBJiBH-WJ8r5d1_S-vWTFuxn87wfDgA@mail.gmail.com> <20160930235909.GA84903@server.rulingia.com> <9cd06059-a707-6583-79d7-fbd36bd2c977@gjunka.com>
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Am 01.10.2016 um 10:03 schrieb Grzegorz Junka: > The fact that some source is hosted at a provider that doesn't close > their services, like Google does (aka GitHub), doesn't make it > "maintained". Is that your definition of "maintained", that the "the > code could be updated if needed"? If yes, then I am happy to upload > all "unmaintained" sources to my GitHub account where you can fork the > repository for free and update "if needed".=20 I don't see that Peter was suggesting that holding the abandonware from Google Code Archives makes it maintained per se (because in the archives, they cannot) - but there are two aspects of being maintained: the upstream maintainer, and the FreeBSD port. Be sure not to talk past each other. I will suggest that the author's activity in the software's surroundings (support mailing lists, web site, forums, ...) should also be considered.= Matthias
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