Old perl-based script to manage ports

[Michael C. Shultz]

On Thursday 19 January 2006 10:05, Seán C. Farley wrote:
> On Thu, 19 Jan 2006, Michael C. Shultz wrote:
> > On Thursday 19 January 2006 09:24, Seán C. Farley wrote:
> >> Ok.  The subject line is a rip-off of Doug Barton's.  :)  When I saw
> >> his message in the archives, I decided to announce my contribution.
> >> There can never be enough tools to manage ports.  :)
> >>
> >> I started writing this tool in 2003 when Perl was still in the base.
> >> It is called Port Manager[1] (one of a few called this), pm.pl
> >> specifically.  It is comparable to portupgrade with a few exceptions
> >> as listed on the web page.  Build error recovery is a big feature.
> >>
> >> Although it is not well documented, 'pm.pl -nva' should show what
> >> would be done to update a system without actually doing it.
> >> Obviously, -h will provide you with help.  A .pmrc can be used for
> >> options specific to ports and to hold from updating ports.  Globals
> >> for all ports go into /etc/make.conf.  I just need to document the
> >> .pmrc file.
> >
> > Can you show where you posted this prior to 2004-04-20 with a
> > copyright notice? A reference from archive.org (wayback machine) for
> > example.  If you have proof I will change the name of portmanager to
> > avoid infringing on your copyright and if you don't I insist you stop
> > infinging on mine.
>
> Neither of us are infringing on each others' copyrights since we are not
> copying each others source.  Trademarks are what you are thinking about,
> and we (at least I) do not have these.
>
> > See https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=107280 for the
> > first official portmanager posting dated 2004-04-20.
>
> I first made mention of it on August 24, 2004[1].  We are both eclipsed
> by the Darwin PortsManager[2].
>
> Seán
>    1. http://bsdnews.com/view_story.php3?story_id=4694
>    2.
> http://www.opendarwin.org/pipermail/darwinports/2003-March/016245.html


Here is your comment from reference #1:Friday, August 27 2004

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"I have been noticing that port utilities have been popping out of the 
woodwork. In sysutils/, I have noticed portmanager and portsman show up 
somewhat recently. 
 Personally, I have been writing a semi-clone of portupgrade in Perl."

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Clearly you knew about portmanager in FreeBSD ports and still claim it as your 
own on your website?  Portmanager is free software that I wrote so I am not
in a financial bind over your theft of its title, so you don't have to worry 
about being sued. I will point out to anyone who is interested your lack of
ethics in trying to take credit for someone else's work.

 As for your second reference, Darwin port's portmanager is not written for 
FreeBSD nor has it anything to do with FreeBSD so far as I know.  There have 
been zero complaints raised by anyone having anything to do with Darwin ports 
but if they had the name first and were using it publically and feel my use 
of the name is an infringement I would gladly change to something else 
because I would be ashamed to take credit for someone else's work.  I see by 
your website you have no such standards and are perfectly willing to take
credit for someone else's work: reference this specifically on your site:

FreeBSD Port Manager

    * pm.pl v0.2 (Last updated: 2006/01/18)


To anyone who cares, Port Manager for FreeBSD listed at 
http://www.farley.org/?page=software#pm has no conection
what so ever with portmanager found in FreeBSD ports under
sysutils/portmanager. Why someone would choose to steal the name of another 
person't software project is beyond me, but for some reason Mr. Farley here 
thinks it is an acceptable practice, I do not.

-Mike