cvs commit: ports/sysutils/screenie Makefile pkg-descr

[Emanuel Haupt]

Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe at FreeBSD.org> wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 09:51:10PM +0000, Emanuel Haupt wrote:
> > ehaupt      2010-09-27 21:51:10 UTC
> > 
> >   FreeBSD ports repository
> > 
> >   Modified files:
> >     sysutils/screenie    Makefile pkg-descr 
> >   Log:
> >   - Drop maintainership
> >   - Mark DEPRECATED, development has been ceased and is no longer
> > maintained
> >   - Set EXPIRATION_DATE to one month from now
> 
> But the port does not look BROKEN, why deprecating it?  I mean, it
> can still be useful for some people despite that development ceased.

It is not BROKEN but as Doug pointed out, I felt that this port has
passed the point of its usefulnes. With currently 4835 unmaintained
ports in our tree I took a bit more aggressive aproach and marked it
for deletion. If until then no one steps in, it will leave a reference
in MOVED and can always be brought back. However, extending the
expiration date to 3 months seems like a good idea, that way automated
reminder mails (are there still mechanisms?) can reach a larger
audience of possible interested people.

Emanuel