From owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 8 14:00:10 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 835D9106567D; Thu, 8 Apr 2010 14:00:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gavin@FreeBSD.org) Received: from mail-gw0.york.ac.uk (mail-gw0.york.ac.uk [144.32.128.245]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 14DC28FC17; Thu, 8 Apr 2010 14:00:09 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-gw7.york.ac.uk (mail-gw7.york.ac.uk [144.32.129.30]) by mail-gw0.york.ac.uk (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id o38E06bE007584; Thu, 8 Apr 2010 15:00:06 +0100 (BST) Received: from buffy-128.york.ac.uk ([144.32.128.160] helo=buffy.york.ac.uk) by mail-gw7.york.ac.uk with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.68) (envelope-from ) id 1NzsH8-0001ob-Kd; Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:00:06 +0100 Received: from buffy.york.ac.uk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by buffy.york.ac.uk (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id o38E06t2009337; Thu, 8 Apr 2010 15:00:06 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from gavin@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from ga9@localhost) by buffy.york.ac.uk (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id o38E06a2009336; Thu, 8 Apr 2010 15:00:06 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from gavin@FreeBSD.org) X-Authentication-Warning: buffy.york.ac.uk: ga9 set sender to gavin@FreeBSD.org using -f From: Gavin Atkinson To: Alexey Dokuchaev In-Reply-To: <20100408120127.GA96392@FreeBSD.org> References: <201004080928.o389ScXs020362@repoman.freebsd.org> <20100408120127.GA96392@FreeBSD.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:00:05 +0100 Message-ID: <1270735205.2446.28.camel@buffy.york.ac.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.28.1 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port X-York-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-York-MailScanner-From: gavin@freebsd.org Cc: cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, ports-committers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/net-p2p/mutella Makefile X-BeenThere: cvs-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: **OBSOLETE** CVS commit messages for the entire tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:00:10 -0000 On Thu, 2010-04-08 at 12:01 +0000, Alexey Dokuchaev wrote: > On Thu, Apr 08, 2010 at 09:28:38AM +0000, Gavin Atkinson wrote: > > gavin 2010-04-08 09:28:38 UTC > >=20 > > FreeBSD ports repository (src committer) > >=20 > > Modified files: > > net-p2p/mutella Makefile=20 > > Log: > > Mark mutella as deprecated: the last release was 2004-08-26, so it is= safe > > to say that this is now abandonware. >=20 > I was under impression that last release date itself is not enough to > deprecate otherwise working software. Is there anything else wrong > with this port? 1) It doesn't compile with newer versions of GCC. 2) It doesn't support newer versions of the Gnutella protocol 3) It doesn't correctly implement the versions of the protocol it does implement, leading to some other Gnutella clients actively blocking mutella. 4) There are a couple of known bugs with this version, including instability. 5) The default configuration that comes with Mutella no longer works, as the referenced servers disappeared years ago - backing up the assertion that it is abandonware. 6) Despite the last four points, I've never had a single PR about this port. I suspect nobody is using it. 7) Debian removed it from their packages on the 8th July 2008. 8) I am no longer interested in maintaining this port due to the effort required to fix all of the above. 9) To run, mutella requires a TCP port open to the world. Given all of the above, I don't feel we can confidently say that this software is without security holes, and it's safe to say there wouldn't be fixes for them should security issues arise. If, despite all of the above, somebody wishes to take on the port and maintain it, they are welcome to do so. The expiration date is six months away. Thanks, Gavin