[MacPorts] #63170: Request Maintainer for specific apps

[MacPorts]

#63170: Request Maintainer for specific apps
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  Reporter:  dtantono  |      Owner:  (none)
      Type:  defect    |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal    |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports     |    Version:
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Comment (by ryandesign):

 I see that you've now filed dozens of tickets requesting the addition of
 ports for software, most of which seem to be macOS applications which can
 already be installed via a disk image available from the developers. So I
 suggest you use that method to install them.

 Adding desktop apps to MacPorts, especially ones that have many
 dependencies, is non trivial and can take days of effort. They can also be
 non trivial to update and keep running. Several of the apps you requested,
 like Firefox, Thunderbird, and VirtualBox, were at one point in MacPorts
 in some form, but had stopped working, been unusable for years, and were
 ultimately removed after nobody stepped up to fix the problems. Probably
 some maintainers such as myself aren't motivated to put in the
 considerable effort to keep these types of software working in MacPorts
 because an alternative already exists: get the installer from the
 developers and use that.

 In case it's not obvious, in MacPorts we don't typically create ports that
 just download a disk image and copy the compiled application to the
 Applications folder. Instead, our goal is to compile software from source
 (and then distribute the result to users as a binary if possible). Most of
 the software available in MacPorts cannot simply be downloaded as a
 compiled macOS application or library from its developers; instead, users
 would need to compile it from source manually, so by using MacPorts, users
 save themselves that effort.

 If you are truly interested in having all these applications available in
 MacPorts and would be willing to put in the effort to create the ports
 that compile them from source, we would of course welcome your
 contributions. If you need help in writing such portfiles, look through
 the [https://guide.macports.org Guide], look through the source code of
 our [https://github.com/macports/macports-ports other Portfiles], and ask
 questions on the [https://lists.macports.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-dev
 macports-dev mailing list].

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