Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2016 08:14:40 +0800 From: Muhammad Moinur Rahman <bofh@FreeBSD.org> To: Johannes Jost Meixner <xmj@chaot.net> Cc: "freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org" <freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: linux-c6 ports maintainership Message-ID: <CA%2BnPUkxsBWv9qWaXn_f5VdOP2%2B19NYJQci3=XSg-pp-cf66uSg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <570E99E1.9080209@chaot.net> References: <570E99E1.9080209@chaot.net>
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Hi, I would like to join this project. BR, @bofh On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 3:11 AM, Johannes Jost Meixner <xmj@chaot.net> wrote: > Hey guys, > > I'm looking for someone to give tender loving care to the CentOS ports > we're using on FreeBSD to run Skype and many more. > > I've started this project in early 2014 and I've been enjoying the ride > through 6.4, 6.5, 6.6 and now 6.7, alas it's time for new priorities. > > CentOS follows the RHEL release schedule more or less closely. When that > happens, everything that CentOS updates needs to be updated in ports as > well, including small pkg-plist and distinfo changes. Developing the PR > for the last upgrade -- 6.6 through 6.7 -- took me four hours, so it's > actually much less work than it sounds. > > CentOS also occasionally releases security fixes for things that have > had outstanding vulnerabilities (think openssl, glibc, and friends). > This entails every now and then updating one port. > > Given that CentOS 6 will be maintained upstream until 30 November 2020 > we still have some time to go before everything becomes as old and rusty > as it was before. > > This takes someone to do it, and much as I'd like there's other things > on my plate. > > If you'd be interested in doing this and have some more specific > questions, drop me a line or two and we'll sort it out > > Thanks, > > -- > -xmj > http://xmj.me > >
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