I've found some software that I'd really like to use under FreeBSD, and it seems at one time, it was in the ports tree. However, it looks to have been deleted because "REASON: Has expired: Broken for more than 6 months."
So my question is, what's involved in bringing back a port that was once deleted? I assume I need to get it compiling, set up the dependencies, make sure it works with the default options set on the other ports, etc. The porter's handbook is a bit...overwhelming for the uninitiated. But, mostly, if I do get it back in the ports tree, am I then the de-facto maintainer for that port indefinitely?
So my question is, what's involved in bringing back a port that was once deleted? I assume I need to get it compiling, set up the dependencies, make sure it works with the default options set on the other ports, etc. The porter's handbook is a bit...overwhelming for the uninitiated. But, mostly, if I do get it back in the ports tree, am I then the de-facto maintainer for that port indefinitely?