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From:
Stuart Henderson <stu@spacehopper.org>
Subject:
Re: REMOVE sysutils/bupstash
To:
Bjorn Ketelaars <bket@openbsd.org>
Cc:
ports@openbsd.org
Date:
Thu, 8 Oct 2026 18:55:40 +0100

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On 2026/10/08 19:34, Bjorn Ketelaars wrote:
> Remove bupstash. Backup software handles critical data and therefore
> requires a healthy and actively maintained upstream. With upstream
> development inactive since June 2023, there is insufficient confidence
> in its long-term maintenance, compatibility, and security.
> 
> https://github.com/andrewchambers/bupstash
> 
> OK?

ok (sorry you'll need to merge quirks, I've committed there).

> -bupstash is beta software, while all efforts are made to keep bupstash bug
> -free, we currently recommend using bupstash for making REDUNDANT backups where
> -failure can be tolerated; furthermore, users should be aware that the tool is
> -unmaintained upstream and may be removed in the future.

good, we did already warn :)