Date: Thu, 29 Feb 2024 13:18:08 +0100 From: =?utf-8?Q?Dag-Erling_Sm=C3=B8rgrav?= <des@FreeBSD.org> To: Florian Smeets <flo@FreeBSD.org> Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Proposed ports deprecation and removal policy Message-ID: <864jdrzcov.fsf@ltc.des.dev> In-Reply-To: <435edf7c-a956-4317-b327-3372de70dbef@FreeBSD.org> (Florian Smeets's message of "Wed, 28 Feb 2024 20:22:34 %2B0100") References: <435edf7c-a956-4317-b327-3372de70dbef@FreeBSD.org>
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Florian Smeets <flo@FreeBSD.org> writes: > Ports can be removed immediately if one of the following conditions is me= t: > > - Upstream distfile is no longer available from the original > source/mirror (Our and other distcaches e.g. Debian, Gentoo, etc do > not count as "available") Strong disagree, give the maintainer a chance to find an alternate mirror or self-host. > - Upstream WWW is unavailable: deprecate, remove after 3 months That's the opposite of immediate removal > - BROKEN for more than 6 months Agree but that's hardly immediate > - has known vulnerabilities that weren=E2=80=99t addressed in the ports t= ree > for more than 3 months Agree but that's hardly immediate DES --=20 Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav - des@FreeBSD.org
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