- Fix fetch (and unbreak) port by using the submitter's distfile mirror.

- The author no longer wishes to maintain the port, and has recommended
  that it be scheduled for termination. It deserves plenty of time since
  it is now fetchable and seems useful.

PR:		ports/104503
Submitted by:	Frank J. Laszlo <laszlof@vonostingroup.com>
Approved by:	portmgr (marcus),
		Martin Butkus <m.butkus@tu-bs.de> (maintainer)
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Shaun Amott 2006-10-19 00:22:10 +00:00
parent dc4c58b0f8
commit fe1022c367
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svn path=/head/; revision=175398
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PORTNAME= rboot PORTNAME= rboot
PORTVERSION= 3.0.1 PORTVERSION= 3.0.1
CATEGORIES= net CATEGORIES= net
MASTER_SITES= http://www.bs.ni.schule.de/support/rboot/download/ MASTER_SITES= http://www.franksworld.org/dist/${PORTNAME}/
MAINTAINER= m.butkus@tu-bs.de MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
COMMENT= A remote-boot solution for M$$ operating systems COMMENT= A remote-boot solution for Microsoft operating systems
NO_PACKAGE= "this port creates devices" NO_PACKAGE= this port creates devices
BROKEN= Unfetchable
DEPRECATED= The project is no longer under development, and has no homepage
EXPIRATION_DATE=2007-06-01
MAN7= rboot.7 MAN7= rboot.7
MAN8= netboot.8 MAN8= netboot.8

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MD5 (rboot-3.0.1.tar.gz) = 48014e81df166af58209a2e8b10b5b07 MD5 (rboot-3.0.1.tar.gz) = 48014e81df166af58209a2e8b10b5b07
SHA256 (rboot-3.0.1.tar.gz) = 19ff0e1a8de2242c8a79541fc5411d667c4d62ebfcd7258ca1fa1a367ffd0e5c
SIZE (rboot-3.0.1.tar.gz) = 1044694 SIZE (rboot-3.0.1.tar.gz) = 1044694

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RBoot is a remote boot facility for PC operating systems. RBoot is a remote boot facility for PC operating systems.
More specifically, it allows you to set up several PCs so that they fetch More specifically, it allows you to set up several PCs so that they fetch
their operating system from a central UNIX server on boot time. their operating system from a central UNIX server on boot time.
By having all the clients use the same boot image, and by storing By having all the clients use the same boot image, and by storing
differences in the clients' configuration in separate files, RBoot allows differences in the clients' configuration in separate files, RBoot allows
the sysadmin to reduce his/her administration efforts from factor N to the sysadmin to reduce his/her administration efforts from factor N to
factor 1. factor 1.
RBoot requires a UNIX server that is capable of exporting a directory via RBoot requires a UNIX server that is capable of exporting a directory via
NFS, and that has a bootpd server (for BOOTP). Any recent UNIX should meet NFS, and that has a bootpd server (for BOOTP). Any recent UNIX should meet
these criteria. At the moment, RBoot supports only booting the these criteria. At the moment, RBoot supports only booting the
Windows 95/98 operating systems, but support for Windows NT 4, Win 3.11 Windows 95/98 operating systems, but support for Windows NT 4, Win 3.11
and DOS/LanManager eventually be added. and DOS/LanManager eventually be added.
RBoot is freely redistributable under a BSD-style license. RBoot is freely redistributable under a BSD-style license.
For more information, see the RBoot homepage at: Please note that RBoot is no longer supported by its author, and is not
under active development.
For historical reference, the RBoot homepage was at:
WWW: http://www.bs.ni.schule.de/support/rboot/ WWW: http://www.bs.ni.schule.de/support/rboot/