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From:
Chris Billington <emulti@disroot.org>
Subject:
Re: tarsnap-1.0.40 package not on mirrors?
To:
Ross L Richardson <openbsd@rlr.id.au>
Cc:
ports@openbsd.org
Date:
Fri, 21 Mar 2025 06:47:48 +0000

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Thanks for clarifying that. 
As I am new to considering cloud backup, I'll ask on misc if anyone has relevant experience (cost, performance, reliability...) of tarsnap and alternatives such as kopia.
Chris

On 21 March 2025 06:19:04 UTC, Ross L Richardson <openbsd@rlr.id.au> wrote:
>On Fri, Mar 21, 2025 at 12:21:46PM +0800, emulti@disroot.org wrote:
>> I noticed that the package for tarsnap-1.0.40 for 7.6/amd64 does not seem to be on the mirrors, though it builds just fine as a port.
>> Is this intentional?
>
>Yes.  The licence precludes such distribution.
>
>See:
>	https://cvsweb.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/ports/sysutils/tarsnap/Makefile?rev=1.2
>
>>[...]
>
>Ross
>>