From owner-freebsd-libh@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 18 16:26:39 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-libh@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B76AC16A4D4 for ; Tue, 18 May 2004 16:26:39 -0700 (PDT) Received: from postal.sdsc.edu (postal.sdsc.edu [132.249.20.114]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7440043D1D for ; Tue, 18 May 2004 16:26:39 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from okumoto@ucsd.edu) Received: from valbanera.sdsc.edu (IDENT:hUn3U1fp627ggvXB2WgpAIFVE1Km9X29@valbanera.sdsc.edu [132.249.20.78]) i4IKHPp11529; Tue, 18 May 2004 13:17:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from okumoto@localhost) by valbanera.sdsc.edu (8.12.8/8.12.8/submit/l/4) id i4IKHOZi024399; Tue, 18 May 2004 13:17:24 -0700 X-Authentication-Warning: valbanera.sdsc.edu: okumoto set sender to okumoto@ucsd.edu using -f To: The Anarcat References: <00d701c43c85$0ca36bd0$6501a8c0@yourw92p4bhlzg> <20040518171751.GA58065@shall.anarcat.ath.cx> From: Max Okumoto Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 13:17:24 -0700 In-Reply-To: <20040518171751.GA58065@shall.anarcat.ath.cx> (The Anarcat's message of "Tue, 18 May 2004 13:17:51 -0400") Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus/5.1006 (Gnus v5.10.6) Emacs/21.2 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii cc: freebsd-libh@FreeBSD.ORG cc: timh@tjhawkins.com Subject: Re: question X-BeenThere: freebsd-libh@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Dedicated to libh code development List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 23:26:39 -0000 I agree. I think we should have the lists depricated, and the web site changed to indicate that it is dead. :-( Max The Anarcat writes: > On Mon May 17, 2004 at 10:05:57PM -0500, timh@tjhawkins.com wrote: >> new installer, great idea. I have a question.. > > That's 2 questions. :) > >> How much money do you require to finish this project? > > That, I have no idea, and because... > >> Is this project even active anymore? > > Not really. It's been almost a year now since anything significant > happened on the list. > > I personally am not involved very much in libh anymore, and leave space > for other, maybe less ambitious but more realistic, projects like libpkg > which should make the current system work better instead of re-inventing > the wheel. > > I feel that libh has taken too long the role of a failed promise for the > FreeBSD community and rightly deserves to die now. Each year or so, new > volunteers crash their heads against this wall, without real impact, and > I actually feel libh hinders real improvements of the packaging system > by giving a false hope of a coming revelation. :) > > Cheers, > > A.