From: Stuart Henderson <stu@spacehopper.org>
Subject: Re: user.list: reserve net/yggdrasil-go user, recycle _nginx from 2012
To: Klemens Nanni <kn@openbsd.org>
Cc: Peter Hessler <phessler@theapt.org>, ports <ports@openbsd.org>
Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2024 16:55:30 +0000

On 2024/11/02 13:11, Klemens Nanni wrote:
> 02.11.2024 16:04, Peter Hessler пишет:
> > _nginx was very popular, so I would prefer a different uid.  _ejabberd is
> > a good one imho.

OTOH, if the id formerly used by _nginx now gets allocated to some
experimental stuff that is unlikely to get widely used, it's then
not going to be available when other people try to reuse a uid,
possibly for something more important ;)

> Sure, _ejabberd from 2020 or or _sdpd from 2016 (bluetooth-tools), all fine with me.
> I just picked the oldest one systematically.
> 
> Feedback? OK?
> 
> NB:  How long before popular ones get reused?  Are twelves years not enough?

fwiw I still have nginx boxes installed in 2012 and upgraded since then.