Re: Future of GNU/kFreeBSD in the debian-ports archive

Hi:

   This matches my experience with it, i tried to do some work on it 
about six months ago, and couldn't even get git to work properly.

/M

On 5/29/23 12:11, Aurelien Jarno wrote:
> Dear GNU/kFreeBSD porters,
>
> Over the past year, GNU/kFreeBSD hasn't seen any significant
> development. After reaching out to various individuals involved, it
> seems unlikely that the situation will change in the foreseeable future.
> Here are some statistics that support this observation:
>
> - The last buildd upload for kfreebsd-amd64 and kfreebsd-i386 was over a
>    year ago.
> - There have been no porter uploads for kfreebsd-i386 in the past year.
> - In the last year, only 11 porter uploads for kfreebsd-amd64 have been
>    recorded, with the most recent one occurring over two months ago.
> - Only approximately 30% of the packages on these architectures are
>    up-to-date.
>
> With my ports-master hat, I think it is time to consider the removal of
> both the kfreebsd-amd64 and kfreebsd-i386 architectures from the
> debian-ports archive. I would like to emphasize that packages will still
> be available on snapshot.d.o for anyone interested in reviving the port.
>
> In any case, I am waiting for feedback, and I will wait for at least a
> month before taking any action.