Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 17:18:17 -0400 From: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> To: Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: saving a few ports from death Message-ID: <19895.13977.553973.609431@jerusalem.litteratus.org> In-Reply-To: <20110426184315.GA2320@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> References: <ip53jn$92d$1@dough.gmane.org> <4DB6165F.1010806@FreeBSD.org> <20110426024122.GA38579@comcast.net> <A9C17565-97D8-43F1-9CF7-8CFC79EFEA7B@FreeBSD.org> <20110426163424.GB38579@comcast.net> <20110426141209.0d07bccf@seibercom.net> <20110426184315.GA2320@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com>
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Chip Camden writes: > > If you want to definitively ascertain the popularity of an application, > > just remove it from the ports structure and see how many users complain. > > There could be quite a delay in that reaction -- it might not hit > home until the port needs to be rebuilt. It is also possible it is only important to a fairly small number ... but to those it is absolutely crucial. Robert Huff
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