to whom it may concern (hopefully one of the macports maintainers): I've got this message from `ports' today when trying to upgrade the `ion3' window manager: % port upgrade ion3: ======================================================================== This port has been removed due to concerns on the software license used. Should you still want to install it, have a look at: http://modeemi.cs.tut.fi/~tuomov/ion/. You can also choose to try out another window manager; to list all the ones directly available using MacPorts, issue the following command: port list category:x11-wm ======================================================================== I know about the trouble with the new license from the `ion3' mailing list. without going into the details of the license text, I nevertheless believe the real concern of the author is that he should not be "spammed" by users having installed some "obsolete" (which means a few weeks old for him) version. he seems to demand only clear notification of the users, which is an "interpretation-prone" thing. since `ion3' actually is a very fine window manager for a certain type of work, may I ask you to check whether it would'nt be sufficient to modify the package info line accordingly with some "wildcard" disclaimer of the kind: "if this version is older than xxx weeks, please take note that this version is considered "obsolete" by the original author. upgrade manually to the most recent version found at http://modeemi.cs.tut.fi/~tuomov/ion/ before sending bug reports or questions to the author" I'm under the impression that there is no real issue here apart from the ion3 author creating a complication which you, the package maintainer may find unnecessary (you're probably right). I'd appreciate very much seeing `ion3' again on macports (and one could give other systems (e.g. FreeBSD, the different Linuxes) a hint how to circumvent/solve the license issue). thanks a lot (for macports in general I mean) joerg