pkg/51273: Full commit history of cowsay available on GitHub, with links to source bundle download

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>Number:         51273
>Category:       pkg
>Synopsis:       Full commit history of cowsay available on GitHub, with links to source bundle download
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    pkg-manager
>State:          open
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sat Jun 25 17:20:01 +0000 2016
>Originator:     Tony
>Release:        CURRENT
>Organization:
>Environment:
any/all architectures and versions
>Description:
I wrote cowsay a long time ago.  (Whether you believe a stranger in a bug report is up to you.)

I converted the CVS history to Git and posted on GitHub.  Also added tags for a 3.04 release and easy source download from a well-known persistent location that is not likely to vanish from the net without notice for an extended period of time.

License is GPLv3, but "GPLv3 or later" is acceptable.

Repository:

https://github.com/tnalpgge/rank-amateur-cowsay

Source download:

https://github.com/tnalpgge/rank-amateur-cowsay/archive/cowsay-3.04.tar.gz

Those who wish to package cowsay for their operating system may wish to take note.
>How-To-Repeat:
n/a
>Fix:
I encourage the maintainer of cowsay in pkgsrc to do what is necessary to acquire the source bundle for cowsay from GitHub rather than a location that fell off the net years ago and is unlikely to be resurrected.