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Date:      Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:54:19 -0600
From:      Chad Perrin <code@apotheon.net>
To:        "freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org" <freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org>
Subject:   Re: Why do we not mark vulnerable ports DEPRECATED?
Message-ID:  <20110830205419.GA70668@guilt.hydra>
In-Reply-To: <4E5D321D.9020209@FreeBSD.org>
References:  <4E5C79AF.6000408@FreeBSD.org> <20110830152920.GB69850@guilt.hydra> <4E5D321D.9020209@FreeBSD.org>

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On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 11:55:25AM -0700, Doug Barton wrote:
> On 08/30/2011 08:29, Chad Perrin wrote:
> >=20
> > Might that not interfere with the process of getting a new maintainer f=
or
> > a popular port when its previous maintainer has been lax (or hit by a
> > bus)?
>=20
> Sorry if I'm being dense, but I'm not seeing the connection. Can you
> elaborate?

I'll put it another way:

Wouldn't it be easier for a new maintainer to pick up maintenance of a
port if (s)he doesn't have to start over from scratch?

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Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ]

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