Aggressive ports removal

[Dave Hayes]

On Mon, 31 Aug 2020 08:03:32 +1000 (EST)
Dave Horsfall <dave at horsfall.org> wrote:
> What does "xtset" do that the following script does not?  

While accurate, this point is not relevant to the discussion at hand. I believe
this discussion is about some people (including myself) feeling that ports are
removed too aggressively. 

I would like to add my small voice to the people calling for some restraint on
this. Ports that continue to work, despite years of changes in other software,
shouldn't be removed. Those are likely the some of the best written ports. Part
of the appeal of FreeBSD is it's ability to run legacy software, and a port
that does not need maintenance isn't "dead" if it never needs maintenance in
the first place. 
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Dave Hayes - Consultant - LA CA, USA - dave at dream-tech.com
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