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Date:      Fri, 14 Mar 2014 15:48:41 +0100
From:      Philippe =?iso-8859-1?Q?Aud=E9oud?= <jadawin@FreeBSD.org>
To:        marino@freebsd.org
Cc:        ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD ports you maintain which are out of date
Message-ID:  <20140314144841.GD17905@tuxaco.net>
In-Reply-To: <5322DEE3.6030604@marino.st>
References:  <201403140915.s2E9Fa8I009565@portscout.freebsd.org> <5322CB0E.7000908@marino.st> <20140314093036.GB17905@tuxaco.net> <5322DE4E.7090200@marino.st> <5322DEE3.6030604@marino.st>

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On Fri, 14 Mar 2014, John Marino wrote:

> On 3/14/2014 11:47, John Marino wrote:
> > On 3/14/2014 10:30, Philippe Aud=E9oud wrote:
> >> On Fri, 14 Mar 2014, John Marino wrote:
> >>
> >>> On 3/14/2014 10:15, portscout@FreeBSD.org wrote:
> >>>> Port                                            | Current version | =
New version
> >>>> ------------------------------------------------+-----------------+-=
-----------
> >>>> games/doomsday                                  | 1.12.2          | =
1.14.0-build1168
> >>>> ------------------------------------------------+-----------------+-=
-----------
> >>>
> >>> This port squawks constantly.
> >>> Can we either get the last submitter to take it over or put it on the
> >>> to-be-killed list?  Or tell portscout to ignore it?  Too much noise on
> >>> already high volume channel.
> >>>
> >>> John
> >>
> >> Hello John,
> >>
> >> games/doomsday is maintained by ports@.
> >=20
> > Right -- that's why portscout is bombarding the ports@ mail list.  If it
> > were maintained we wouldn't see it.
> >=20
> >> games/doomsday is maintained by ports@. Feel free to make it as ignored
> >> for portscout.
> >=20
> > Is this the general understanding?  Anytime any committer gets annoyed
> > with high-frequency portscout squawks on ports@ we just disable it
> > without asking?
> >=20
>=20
> I thought I caught this before it went out.
> I wanted to suggest that maybe portscout can not send any notice to
> ports@ by rule if the port is unmaintained.
>=20
> what about that?
> John

It's a good thing we are noticed when ports are outdated for ports@ but
I'm fine with your idea to have a remind once a week or a month.

Regards,

--=20
Philippe Aud=E9oud



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