[Bug 206922] Handbook: Chapter 4.5+ changes

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--- Comment #2 from John Marino <marino at FreeBSD.org> ---
I have a much strict view of the world.

You have a tool presented as "official" that hasn't had it's original
maintainer in 4 years and was only kept on life support up until 9 months ago.

In my world, this is a *COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE* situation.

What other s/w is documented yet unmaintained in FreeBSD?  

There seems to be a feeling that having portmaster unmaintained is ok, and that
portmaster has no bugs.  I think neither is the case.

In my world, there are two options:
1) officially support portmaster
2) remove it from documentation

This suggestion, "let's just add a footnote that it's not maintained" is not
good one, nor it is a professional one.

Where is the motivation to save this particular piece of software coming from? 
And why the pro-portmaster people not maintaining it (assuming they have the
ability?)

finally, if getting it out the documentation initiates it removal out the ports
collection, I could go for that.  Howver, right now, it doesn't *deserve* to be
in the documentation because it as fallen below acceptable maintenance level
and I hope everyone realizes that.

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