Date: Sun, 28 May 2006 11:18:54 +0200 From: Nils Vogels <nivo+sender+0820bd@yuckfou.org> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [FreeBSD-Announce] Volunteers needed to help maintain ports Message-ID: <44796AFE.4080709@yuckfou.org> In-Reply-To: <20060524233036.GA91627@xor.obsecurity.org> References: <20060524233036.GA91627@xor.obsecurity.org>
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Kris Kennaway wrote on 25-05-2006 1:30: > Many of you no doubt make use of the FreeBSD Ports Collection for > installing and managing third-party software. What you may not know > is that a lot of the ports in the Ports Collection have no assigned > maintainer. Unmaintained ports tend to lag behind the rest of the > Ports Collection in the speed of updates to new versions, and in the > overall quality of the port. With nearly 15000 third-party > applications in the Ports Collection, and dozens more added every week, > there is an ever-present need for more volunteers to assist in > maintaining ports. > > [snip] > > Maintaining a port or two is a great way to contribute to the FreeBSD > project! > I've been considering picking up a port or two, and this mail seems to be just the push I needed :) I am interested in a few ports, one of them security/ca-roots, however the discussion earlier on this list suggests security@ should take care of this port. Is a maintainer still needed for this port, or will the security team pick this one up ? Greetings, Nils
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