18 files changed, 14 insertions, 270 deletions
diff --git a/profiles/arch/amd64/no-multilib/package.mask b/profiles/arch/amd64/no-multilib/package.mask
index ed65defeb900..3e615cc50977 100644
--- a/profiles/arch/amd64/no-multilib/package.mask
+++ b/profiles/arch/amd64/no-multilib/package.mask
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2015 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id$
 
 # AMD64 Team <amd64@gentoo.org>
 # Mask packages that rely on amd64 multilib
 =app-editors/emacs-18*
-=games-action/lugaru-1.0c-r1
 >=app-i18n/atokx3-3.0.0
->=dev-java/sun-j2me-bin-2.5.2.01
 <games-roguelike/dwarf-fortress-0.43.0
 app-accessibility/mbrola
 app-accessibility/perlbox-voice
@@ -19,12 +17,10 @@ app-emulation/crossover-office-pro-bin
 app-emulation/playonlinux
 app-emulation/q4wine
 app-emulation/winetricks
-app-office/lotus-notes
 app-office/ooextras
 app-text/acroread
 dev-embedded/libftd2xx
 dev-embedded/openocd
-dev-lang/dmd-bin
 dev-lang/icc
 dev-lang/idb
 dev-lang/ifc
@@ -33,7 +29,6 @@ dev-python/skype4py
 dev-util/android-sdk-update-manager
 dev-util/android-studio
 dev-util/biew
-games-action/awesomenauts
 games-action/beathazardultra
 games-action/brutal-legend
 games-action/cs2d
@@ -43,7 +38,6 @@ games-action/heretic2
 games-action/heretic2-demo
 games-action/hotline-miami
 games-action/intrusion2
-games-action/lugaru-demo
 games-action/mutantstorm-demo
 games-action/phobiaii
 games-action/rune
@@ -76,11 +70,9 @@ games-fps/doom3-hellcampaign
 games-fps/doom3-inhell
 games-fps/doom3-lms
 games-fps/doom3-mitm
-games-fps/doom3-phantasm
 games-fps/doom3-roe
 games-fps/enemy-territory
 games-fps/enemy-territory-etpro
-games-fps/enemy-territory-fortress
 games-fps/enemy-territory-omnibot
 games-fps/enemy-territory-truecombat
 games-fps/etqw-bin
@@ -111,7 +103,6 @@ games-fps/ut2004-demo
 games-kids/crayon-physics
 games-misc/little-inferno
 games-misc/papers-please
-games-puzzle/drod-bin
 games-puzzle/hoh-bin
 games-roguelike/adom
 games-rpg/dear-esther
@@ -125,29 +116,22 @@ games-rpg/nwn-data
 games-rpg/nwn-penultima
 games-rpg/nwn-penultimarerolled
 games-rpg/nwn-shadowlordsdreamcatcherdemon
-games-rpg/sacred-gold
 games-rpg/wasteland2
 games-server/etqw-ded
 games-server/nwn-ded
 games-server/ut2003-ded
 games-simulation/bcs-demo
-games-strategy/coldwar
-games-strategy/coldwar-demo
 games-strategy/darwinia
 games-strategy/darwinia-demo
 games-strategy/defcon-demo
 games-strategy/dominions2
-games-strategy/dominions2-demo
 games-strategy/heroes3
 games-strategy/heroes3-demo
 games-strategy/majesty-demo
-games-strategy/savage-bin
 games-strategy/smac
 games-strategy/spaz
 media-fonts/acroread-asianfonts
 media-sound/aucdtect
-media-sound/shoutcast-server-bin
-media-sound/shoutcast-trans-bin
 media-sound/skype-call-recorder
 media-sound/ventrilo-server-bin
 media-video/binkplayer
diff --git a/profiles/arch/mips/package.mask b/profiles/arch/mips/package.mask
index e72efd0fd621..1d546cdc18a1 100644
--- a/profiles/arch/mips/package.mask
+++ b/profiles/arch/mips/package.mask
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2015 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id$
 
 # Mask pam_ldap and nss_ldap - openldap dep missing.
 sys-auth/pam_ldap
 sys-auth/nss_ldap
-
-# Mask because of 64-bit code regressions
-# 469976
-=dev-libs/openssl-1.0.1e-r1
diff --git a/profiles/base/package.mask b/profiles/base/package.mask
index 4cedcbd099fa..d4fa5d45b0f0 100644
--- a/profiles/base/package.mask
+++ b/profiles/base/package.mask
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2015 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id$
 
@@ -6,19 +6,7 @@
 # Needs sys-apps/systemd. Masked for non systemd profiles.
 app-admin/calamares
 
-# Matthew Thode <prometheanfire@gentoo.org> (12 Dec 2014)
-# Adding the mask so that end users are notified of the removal and have some
-# time to migrate.  Will fully remove app-admin/puppet-2.7 in a month or so.
-<app-admin/puppet-3.0.0
-
 # Chí-Thanh Christopher Nguyễn <chithanh@gentoo.org> (26 Oct 2014)
 # Changes in vt allocation break startx on non-systemd, bugs #526762 and
 # #526802.
 =x11-apps/xinit-1.3.4
-
-# Rick Farina <zerochaos@gentoo.org> (6 Jun 2013)
-# Pm-utils based hibernate and suspend support has discontinued.
-# For continued support, use the upower-pm-utils fork or systemd.
-# Systemd users can switch to a systemd profile or unmask <sys-power/upower-0.99.0
-# Openrc users can "emerge -C upower && emerge -1 upower-pm-utils"
-<sys-power/upower-0.99.0
diff --git a/profiles/default/bsd/package.mask b/profiles/default/bsd/package.mask
index 75cdf5216ff2..37aaa3c86575 100644
--- a/profiles/default/bsd/package.mask
+++ b/profiles/default/bsd/package.mask
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2014 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id$
 
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 # We want BSD versions wherever possible
 # Also mask packages that are depending on Linux kernel
 sys-apps/apmd
-sys-block/eject
 sys-apps/net-tools
 net-misc/iputils
 sys-apps/hardened-shadow
diff --git a/profiles/default/linux/uclibc/amd64/package.mask b/profiles/default/linux/uclibc/amd64/package.mask
index 050a729b1758..66cb485f4ae8 100644
--- a/profiles/default/linux/uclibc/amd64/package.mask
+++ b/profiles/default/linux/uclibc/amd64/package.mask
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2015 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id$
 
@@ -18,15 +18,11 @@ app-emulation/virtualbox
 app-emulation/virtualbox-extpack-oracle
 app-emulation/virtualbox-guest-additions
 >=app-i18n/atokx3-3.0.0
-app-office/lotus-notes
 app-office/ooextras
 app-emulation/winetricks
-app-emulation/wine-doors
 app-text/acroread
 dev-embedded/libftd2xx
 dev-embedded/openocd
->=dev-java/sun-j2me-bin-2.5.2.01
-dev-lang/dmd-bin
 dev-lang/icc
 dev-lang/idb
 dev-lang/ifc
@@ -41,7 +37,6 @@ games-action/descent3-demo
 games-action/heretic2
 games-action/heretic2-demo
 games-action/lugaru
-games-action/lugaru-demo
 games-action/mutantstorm-demo
 games-action/phobiaii
 games-action/rune
@@ -65,11 +60,9 @@ games-fps/doom3-hellcampaign
 games-fps/doom3-inhell
 games-fps/doom3-lms
 games-fps/doom3-mitm
-games-fps/doom3-phantasm
 games-fps/doom3-roe
 games-fps/doom3
 games-fps/enemy-territory-etpro
-games-fps/enemy-territory-fortress
 games-fps/enemy-territory-omnibot
 games-fps/enemy-territory-truecombat
 games-fps/enemy-territory
@@ -98,7 +91,6 @@ games-fps/unreal-tournament
 games-fps/ut2003
 games-fps/ut2003-demo
 games-fps/ut2004-demo
-games-puzzle/drod-bin
 games-puzzle/hoh-bin
 games-roguelike/adom
 games-rpg/eschalon-book-1-demo
@@ -111,30 +103,21 @@ games-rpg/nwn-penultima
 games-rpg/nwn-penultimarerolled
 games-rpg/nwn-shadowlordsdreamcatcherdemon
 games-rpg/penumbra-collection
-games-rpg/rain-slick
-games-rpg/sacred-gold
 games-server/etqw-ded
 games-server/nwn-ded
 games-server/ut2003-ded
 games-simulation/bcs-demo
-games-strategy/coldwar
-games-strategy/coldwar-demo
 games-strategy/darwinia
 games-strategy/darwinia-demo
 games-strategy/defcon-demo
 games-strategy/dominions2
-games-strategy/dominions2-demo
 games-strategy/heroes3
 games-strategy/heroes3-demo
 games-strategy/majesty-demo
-games-strategy/savage-bin
 games-strategy/smac
 games-strategy/spaz
 media-fonts/acroread-asianfonts
-media-sound/shoutcast-server-bin
-media-sound/shoutcast-trans-bin
 media-sound/ventrilo-server-bin
-media-tv/huludesktop
 media-video/binkplayer
 media-video/tsmuxer
 net-im/skype
diff --git a/profiles/default/linux/uclibc/package.mask b/profiles/default/linux/uclibc/package.mask
index 37232384de4c..2c9cbb2e7085 100644
--- a/profiles/default/linux/uclibc/package.mask
+++ b/profiles/default/linux/uclibc/package.mask
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2015 Gentoo Foundation.
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation.
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id$
 
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ games-fps/tribes2
 games-fps/ut2004
 games-fps/ut2004-action
 games-fps/ut2004-airbuccaneers
-games-fps/ut2004-alienswarm
 games-fps/ut2004-bonuspack-cbp1
 games-fps/ut2004-bonuspack-cbp2
 games-fps/ut2004-bonuspack-ece
@@ -54,7 +53,6 @@ games-fps/ut2004-hamsterbash
 games-fps/ut2004-muralis
 games-fps/ut2004-strikeforce
 games-fps/ut2004-troopers
-games-fps/ut2004-ultraduel
 games-fps/ut2004-unwheel
 games-puzzle/world-of-goo
 games-puzzle/world-of-goo-demo
@@ -67,13 +65,11 @@ games-strategy/defcon-demo
 games-strategy/knights-demo
 games-strategy/majesty-demo
 www-plugins/adobe-flash
-=games-action/lugaru-1.0c-r1
 
 # needs boost[nls]
 games-strategy/wesnoth
 
 # missing multilib deps
-games-action/awesomenauts
 games-action/beathazardultra
 games-action/brutal-legend
 games-action/hotline-miami
diff --git a/profiles/features/64bit-native/package.mask b/profiles/features/64bit-native/package.mask
index 598c1b4692d7..05215b179a2d 100644
--- a/profiles/features/64bit-native/package.mask
+++ b/profiles/features/64bit-native/package.mask
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2016 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id$
 
@@ -27,14 +27,11 @@ app-emulation/crossover-office-pro-bin
 app-emulation/playonlinux
 app-emulation/q4wine
 >=app-i18n/atokx3-3.0.0
-app-office/lotus-notes
 app-office/ooextras
 app-emulation/winetricks
 app-text/acroread
 dev-embedded/libftd2xx
 dev-embedded/openocd
->=dev-java/sun-j2me-bin-2.5.2.01
-dev-lang/dmd-bin
 dev-lang/icc
 dev-lang/idb
 dev-lang/ifc
@@ -49,7 +46,6 @@ games-action/descent3-demo
 games-action/heretic2
 games-action/heretic2-demo
 games-action/lugaru
-games-action/lugaru-demo
 games-action/mutantstorm-demo
 games-action/phobiaii
 games-action/rune
@@ -73,11 +69,9 @@ games-fps/doom3-hellcampaign
 games-fps/doom3-inhell
 games-fps/doom3-lms
 games-fps/doom3-mitm
-games-fps/doom3-phantasm
 games-fps/doom3-roe
 games-fps/doom3
 games-fps/enemy-territory-etpro
-games-fps/enemy-territory-fortress
 games-fps/enemy-territory-omnibot
 games-fps/enemy-territory-truecombat
 games-fps/enemy-territory
@@ -106,7 +100,6 @@ games-fps/unreal-tournament
 games-fps/ut2003
 games-fps/ut2003-demo
 games-fps/ut2004-demo
-games-puzzle/drod-bin
 games-puzzle/hoh-bin
 games-roguelike/adom
 games-rpg/eschalon-book-1-demo
@@ -119,29 +112,21 @@ games-rpg/nwn-penultima
 games-rpg/nwn-penultimarerolled
 games-rpg/nwn-shadowlordsdreamcatcherdemon
 games-rpg/penumbra-collection
-games-rpg/sacred-gold
 games-server/etqw-ded
 games-server/nwn-ded
 games-server/ut2003-ded
 games-simulation/bcs-demo
-games-strategy/coldwar
-games-strategy/coldwar-demo
 games-strategy/darwinia
 games-strategy/darwinia-demo
 games-strategy/defcon-demo
 games-strategy/dominions2
-games-strategy/dominions2-demo
 games-strategy/heroes3
 games-strategy/heroes3-demo
 games-strategy/majesty-demo
-games-strategy/savage-bin
 games-strategy/smac
 games-strategy/spaz
 media-fonts/acroread-asianfonts
-media-sound/shoutcast-server-bin
-media-sound/shoutcast-trans-bin
 media-sound/ventrilo-server-bin
-media-tv/huludesktop
 media-video/binkplayer
 media-video/tsmuxer
 net-im/skype
diff --git a/profiles/hardened/linux/amd64/no-multilib/package.mask b/profiles/hardened/linux/amd64/no-multilib/package.mask
index eee1884f46fa..ad55a3ddf9ed 100644
--- a/profiles/hardened/linux/amd64/no-multilib/package.mask
+++ b/profiles/hardened/linux/amd64/no-multilib/package.mask
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2015 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id$
 
@@ -34,12 +34,9 @@ app-emulation/q4wine
 >=app-i18n/atokx3-3.0.0
 app-office/ooextras
 app-emulation/winetricks
-app-emulation/wine-doors
 app-text/acroread
 dev-embedded/libftd2xx
 dev-embedded/openocd
->=dev-java/sun-j2me-bin-2.5.2.01
-dev-lang/dmd-bin
 dev-lang/icc
 dev-lang/idb
 dev-lang/ifc
@@ -48,7 +45,6 @@ dev-python/skype4py
 dev-util/android-sdk-update-manager
 dev-util/android-studio
 dev-util/biew
-games-action/awesomenauts
 games-action/cs2d
 games-action/descent3
 games-action/descent3-demo
@@ -56,7 +52,6 @@ games-action/heretic2
 games-action/heretic2-demo
 games-action/intrusion2
 games-action/lugaru
-games-action/lugaru-demo
 games-action/mutantstorm-demo
 games-action/phobiaii
 games-action/rune
@@ -84,11 +79,9 @@ games-fps/doom3-hellcampaign
 games-fps/doom3-inhell
 games-fps/doom3-lms
 games-fps/doom3-mitm
-games-fps/doom3-phantasm
 games-fps/doom3-roe
 games-fps/doom3
 games-fps/enemy-territory-etpro
-games-fps/enemy-territory-fortress
 games-fps/enemy-territory-omnibot
 games-fps/enemy-territory-truecombat
 games-fps/enemy-territory
@@ -118,7 +111,6 @@ games-fps/ut2003
 games-fps/ut2003-demo
 games-fps/ut2004-demo
 games-misc/little-inferno
-games-puzzle/drod-bin
 games-puzzle/hoh-bin
 games-roguelike/adom
 <games-roguelike/dwarf-fortress-0.43.0
@@ -132,29 +124,21 @@ games-rpg/nwn-data
 games-rpg/nwn-penultima
 games-rpg/nwn-penultimarerolled
 games-rpg/nwn-shadowlordsdreamcatcherdemon
-games-rpg/rain-slick
-games-rpg/sacred-gold
 games-server/etqw-ded
 games-server/nwn-ded
 games-server/ut2003-ded
 games-simulation/bcs-demo
-games-strategy/coldwar
-games-strategy/coldwar-demo
 games-strategy/darwinia
 games-strategy/darwinia-demo
 games-strategy/defcon-demo
 games-strategy/dominions2
-games-strategy/dominions2-demo
 games-strategy/heroes3
 games-strategy/heroes3-demo
 games-strategy/majesty-demo
-games-strategy/savage-bin
 games-strategy/smac
 games-strategy/spaz
 media-fonts/acroread-asianfonts
 media-sound/aucdtect
-media-sound/shoutcast-server-bin
-media-sound/shoutcast-trans-bin
 media-sound/skype-call-recorder
 media-sound/ventrilo-server-bin
 media-video/binkplayer
diff --git a/profiles/hardened/linux/musl/package.mask b/profiles/hardened/linux/musl/package.mask
index c7be0178ca9b..064ee2d5306c 100644
--- a/profiles/hardened/linux/musl/package.mask
+++ b/profiles/hardened/linux/musl/package.mask
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2015 Gentoo Foundation.
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation.
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id$
 
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ dev-libs/elfutils
 # packages that need masked packages or multilib
 dev-games/gtkradiant
 dev-games/ps2-packer
-games-action/awesomenauts
 games-action/beathazardultra
 games-action/brutal-legend
 games-action/descent3
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ games-action/descent3-demo
 games-action/heretic2-demo
 games-action/hotline-miami
 games-action/intrusion2
-games-action/lugaru-demo
 games-action/rune
 games-action/shadowgrounds-bin
 games-action/shadowgrounds-survivor-bin
@@ -67,7 +65,6 @@ games-fps/ut2003-demo
 games-fps/ut2004
 games-fps/ut2004-action
 games-fps/ut2004-airbuccaneers
-games-fps/ut2004-alienswarm
 games-fps/ut2004-bonuspack-cbp1
 games-fps/ut2004-bonuspack-cbp2
 games-fps/ut2004-bonuspack-ece
@@ -82,7 +79,6 @@ games-fps/ut2004-hamsterbash
 games-fps/ut2004-muralis
 games-fps/ut2004-strikeforce
 games-fps/ut2004-troopers
-games-fps/ut2004-ultraduel
 games-fps/ut2004-unwheel
 games-kids/crayon-physics
 games-misc/little-inferno
@@ -100,14 +96,10 @@ games-rpg/wasteland2
 games-server/etqw-ded
 games-server/ut2004-ded
 games-simulation/bcs-demo
-games-strategy/coldwar
-games-strategy/coldwar-demo
 games-strategy/darwinia
 games-strategy/darwinia-demo
 games-strategy/defcon-demo
 games-strategy/dominions2
-games-strategy/dominions2-demo
 games-strategy/knights-demo
 games-strategy/majesty-demo
 media-video/binkplayer
-=games-action/lugaru-1.0c-r1
diff --git a/profiles/hardened/linux/package.mask b/profiles/hardened/linux/package.mask
index 8d82d3a398df..62c433df33e7 100644
--- a/profiles/hardened/linux/package.mask
+++ b/profiles/hardened/linux/package.mask
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2015 Gentoo Foundation.
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation.
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id$
 
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@
 =sys-devel/gcc-4.1*
 =sys-devel/gcc-4.2*
 
-# =sys-devel/gdb-7.0 is not hardened-ready according to xake & Zorry.
-# sys-devel/gdb-7.1 works fine
-# 2010-03-26 zorry
-=sys-devel/gdb-7.0*
-
 # Can't be used on hardened. See upstream,
 # http://developer.skype.com/jira/browse/SCL-616
 media-sound/skype-call-recorder
@@ -31,6 +26,3 @@ app-crypt/hmaccalc
 # due to C99 struct init requirement by hardened kernels,
 # see bug 540196 comment 9.
 net-fs/openafs-kernel
-
-# Crashes immediately on start. bug 560666
-=www-client/qutebrowser-0.4.1
diff --git a/profiles/package.mask b/profiles/package.mask
index efc73ce5a396..dcd4741131ba 100644
--- a/profiles/package.mask
+++ b/profiles/package.mask
@@ -377,14 +377,6 @@ sci-geosciences/googleearth
 # Masked for testing, see bug #588894.
 =x11-misc/light-locker-1.7.0-r1
 
-# Ian Stakenvicius <axs@gentoo.org> (31 Aug 2016)
-# Mask old versions of thunderbird as they are no longer supported,
-# but we keep them in the repo for now in case there is a need
-# for them for upgrading old user profiles, etc.
-~mail-client/thunderbird-24.8.0
-~mail-client/thunderbird-31.8.0
-~mail-client/thunderbird-38.8.0
-
 # Lars Wendler <polynomial-c@gentoo.org> (26 Aug 2016)
 # Masked while being tested and reverse deps aren't fully compatible
 =dev-libs/openssl-1.1*
@@ -407,12 +399,6 @@ sci-geosciences/googleearth
 # Masked for more restrictive testing.
 =xfce-base/exo-0.11.1
 
-# Alexis Ballier <aballier@gentoo.org> <2 Aug 2016>
-# Doesn't install .so, causing all its revdeps to fail to build.
-# Doesn't honour USE=static-libs.
-# Bugs #590272, #590270, #590268, #590266 etc.
-=sci-libs/fftw-3.3.5
-
 # Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org> (18 Jul 2016)
 # Pre-release of a complete rewrite, provided for early testing. Not all
 # functionality is provided yet. Use --pretend to make sure correct
@@ -434,17 +420,6 @@ dev-perl/Params-ValidationCompiler
 >=dev-perl/DateTime-TimeZone-2.20.0
 >=dev-perl/DateTime-1.370.0
 
-# Mike Pagano <mpagano@gentoo.org> (15 Jul 2016)
-# These two kernels have a serious OOM regression
-# Fix in 4.1.28-r1 and 3.18.37-r1
-=sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-3.18.37
-=sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.1.28-r1
-=sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.1.28
-
-# Andrew Savchenko <bircoph@gentoo.org> (09 Jul 2016)
-# Vulnerable due to wrong suid binary permissions (#345337)
-<app-cdr/xcdroast-0.98_alpha16-r2
-
 # Aaron Bauman <bman@gentoo.org> (30 Jun 2016)
 # Unpatched security vulnerability per bug #509920
 www-apps/egroupware
@@ -479,11 +454,6 @@ media-video/motion
 # Broken reverse deps. At least one header file has been moved around.
 >=media-gfx/imagemagick-7.0.1.0
 
-# Andreas K. Hüttel <dilfridge@gentoo.org> (16 Apr 2016)
-# Masked because of security bug 580210
-=www-misc/monitorix-3.6.0
-=www-misc/monitorix-3.8.1
-
 # Richard Freeman <rich0@gentoo.org> (16 Apr 2016)
 # Masked for extended testing, and porting of openrc scripts
 # if necessary.
@@ -491,10 +461,6 @@ media-video/motion
 >=media-plugins/mythplugins-0.28
 >=www-apps/mythweb-0.28
 
-# Patrick Lauer <patrick@gentoo.org> (05 Apr 2016)
-# --configtest is broken, mask until 2.3.1 release
-=app-admin/logstash-bin-2.3.0*
-
 # James Le Cuirot <chewi@gentoo.org> (03 Apr 2016)
 # Masking Spring Framework for the time being as 3.2.4 is old, has
 # multiple vulnerabilities, and we're not likely to update it
@@ -522,11 +488,6 @@ dev-java/spring-instrument
 # Unpatched security vulnerability per bug #512356.
 =app-forensics/chkrootkit-0.49
 
-# Patrick Lauer <patrick@gentoo.org> (22 Feb 2016)
-# Inactive upstream, build failures, obsoleted by rakudo/perl6
-dev-lang/niecza
-dev-lang/niecza-bin
-
 # Eray Aslan <eras@gentoo.org> (22 Feb 2016)
 # Mask experimental software
 =mail-mta/postfix-3.2*
@@ -537,27 +498,6 @@ dev-lang/niecza-bin
 # tree should have actually been 2.0_beta1. There are no revdeps.
 dev-java/jcs
 
-# Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org> (18 Jan 2016)
-# Force people to migrate to the new combined libraries:
-# media-libs/elementary & dev-libs/efl. #571796
-app-benchmarks/expedite
-dev-games/etrophy
-dev-libs/ecore
-dev-libs/edbus
-dev-libs/eet
-dev-libs/eeze
-dev-libs/efreet
-dev-libs/eina
-dev-libs/eio
-dev-libs/embryo
-dev-libs/eobj
-dev-libs/ephysics
-media-libs/edje
-media-libs/emotion
-media-libs/ethumb
-media-libs/evas
-x11-plugins/echievements
-
 # Andreas K. Hüttel <dilfridge@gentoo.org> (9 Jan 2016)
 # Errorneously added. Is already in perl-core. Please uninstall.
 dev-perl/ExtUtils-Constant
@@ -622,20 +562,11 @@ dev-libs/iniparser:4
 # Needs revdep testing. Bug #388207.
 =dev-qt/qtwebkit-4.10*
 
-# Ian Delaney <idella4@gentoo.org> (21 Jul 2015)
-# The revbump has versions of lua which are also masked.
-# Masked until those slotted versions are unmasked
-=sys-apps/roccat-tools-3.5.0-r1
-
 # Ben de Groot <yngwin@gentoo.org> (20 Jul 2015)
 # Version bump is a WIP, see bug #524242
 # It works (except USE=vamp) but is not up to Gentoo standards yet
 >=media-sound/audacity-2.1.1
 
-# Patrick Lauer <patrick@gentoo.org> (1 Jul 2015)
-# Wrong version #553670
-=sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.1.1
-
 # Patrick Lauer <patrick@gentoo.org> (14 Jun 2015)
 # Has race condition / failure modes that make systems unusable
 # See #551724 and duplicates
@@ -691,7 +622,6 @@ sys-block/afacli
 
 # Mikle Kolyada <zlogene@gentoo.org> (27 Jun 2014)
 # Masked for proper testing. (Major updates in the code).
-~dev-perl/PortageXS-0.02.12
 ~dev-perl/PortageXS-0.2.12
 
 # Robin H. Johnson <robbat2@gentoo.org> (21 Jun 2014)
@@ -749,11 +679,6 @@ www-plugins/chrome-binary-plugins:unstable
 # Upstream next versions
 >=sys-boot/raspberrypi-firmware-1_pre
 
-# Julian Ospald <hasufell@gentoo.org> (26 Jun 2013)
-# Depends on masked dev-lang/lua-5.2
-=games-emulation/sdlmame-0.149
-=games-emulation/sdlmess-0.149
-
 # Chí-Thanh Christopher Nguyễn <chithanh@gentoo.org> (25 Jun 2013)
 # Mask new ptlib/opal for breakage, tracked in bug #474742
 # Lars Wendler <polynomial-c@gentoo.org> (29 Apr 2014)
@@ -761,15 +686,6 @@ www-plugins/chrome-binary-plugins:unstable
 >=net-libs/ptlib-2.12.0
 >=net-libs/opal-3.12.0
 
-# Pacho Ramos <pacho@gentoo.org> (15 Jun 2013)
-# Upstream stalled, improper rendering (#470818),
-# use app-editors/efte instead.
-=app-editors/fte-20110708
-
-# Michael Weber <xmw@gentoo.org> (18 Apr 2013)
-# Masked due test failures
-=app-arch/advancecomp-1.17
-
 # Richard Freeman <rich0@gentoo.org> (24 Mar 2013)
 # Contains known buffer overflows.  Package generally works
 # but should not be fed untrusted input (eg from strangers).
@@ -785,13 +701,6 @@ app-text/cuneiform
 # Masked for security bug #294253, use only at your own risk!
 =media-libs/fmod-3*
 
-# Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org> (07 Mar 2010)
-# Very old packages that people should have upgraded away from
-# long ago.  Courtesy mask ... time to upgrade.
-# Added <sys-fs/e2fsprogs as well (halcy0n)
-<sys-libs/e2fsprogs-libs-1.41.8
-<sys-fs/e2fsprogs-1.41.9
-
 # Diego E. Pettenò <flameeyes@gentoo.org> (03 Jan 2009)
 # These packages are not supposed to be merged directly, instead
 # please use sys-devel/crossdev to install them.
@@ -800,11 +709,6 @@ dev-util/mingw-runtime
 dev-util/mingw64-runtime
 dev-util/w32api
 sys-libs/newlib
-dev-embedded/msp430-binutils
-dev-embedded/msp430-gcc
-dev-embedded/msp430-gdb
-dev-embedded/msp430-libc
-dev-embedded/msp430mcu
 dev-embedded/avr-libc
 
 # Chris Gianelloni <wolf31o2@gentoo.org> (03 Mar 2008)
@@ -820,7 +724,6 @@ games-fps/doom3-hellcampaign
 games-fps/doom3-inhell
 games-fps/doom3-lms
 games-fps/doom3-mitm
-games-fps/doom3-phantasm
 games-fps/doom3-roe
 games-fps/quake4-bin
 games-fps/quake4-data
diff --git a/profiles/prefix/aix/5.3.0.0/package.mask b/profiles/prefix/aix/5.3.0.0/package.mask
deleted file mode 100644
index addad5db6322..000000000000
--- a/profiles/prefix/aix/5.3.0.0/package.mask
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2009 Gentoo Foundation
-# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
-# $Id$
-
-# Michael Haubenwallner <haubi@gentoo.org> (14 Jul 2009)
-# Has build errors on aix5.3.
-=sys-process/lsof-4.82
diff --git a/profiles/prefix/aix/package.mask b/profiles/prefix/aix/package.mask
index 9f9e66c2128a..cea5e1e074fc 100644
--- a/profiles/prefix/aix/package.mask
+++ b/profiles/prefix/aix/package.mask
@@ -1,22 +1,14 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2015 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id$
 
 # Michael Haubenwallner <haubi@gentoo.org> (17 Feb 2015)
-# Ships without gnulib module faccessat, necessary for AIX.
-=sys-devel/patch-2.7.4
-
-# Michael Haubenwallner <haubi@gentoo.org> (17 Feb 2015)
 # Breaks (openssh, ...) because of PR target/65058
 =sys-devel/gcc-4.3*
 =sys-devel/gcc-4.4*
 =sys-devel/gcc-4.5*
 =sys-devel/gcc-4.6*
 =sys-devel/gcc-4.7*
-~sys-devel/gcc-4.8.0
-~sys-devel/gcc-4.8.1
-~sys-devel/gcc-4.8.2
-~sys-devel/gcc-4.8.3
 =sys-devel/gcc-4.9*
 
 # Michael Haubenwallner <haubi@gentoo.org> (14 Apr 2014)
diff --git a/profiles/prefix/bsd/package.mask b/profiles/prefix/bsd/package.mask
deleted file mode 100644
index e2d57612705d..000000000000
--- a/profiles/prefix/bsd/package.mask
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2011 Gentoo Foundation
-# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
-# $Id$
-
diff --git a/profiles/prefix/package.mask b/profiles/prefix/package.mask
index 3a319cc3bd8e..e65a9c357c86 100644
--- a/profiles/prefix/package.mask
+++ b/profiles/prefix/package.mask
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2015 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id$
 #
@@ -9,17 +9,6 @@
 # NOTE: Please add your entry at the top!
 #
 
-
-# Bernard Cafarelli <voyageur@gentoo.org> (27 Jan 2016)
-# New llvm version, masked for testing
-=sys-devel/llvm-3.8.0*
-=sys-devel/clang-3.8.0*
-
-# Fabian Groffen <grobian@gentoo.org> (11 Feb 2014)
-# Fails to compile, bug #493464
-=sys-devel/autogen-5.18.1
-=sys-devel/autogen-5.18.2
-
 # Elias Pipping <pipping@gentoo.org> (09 Oct 2007)
 # darwin-miscutils are only available on darwin
 sys-apps/darwin-miscutils
diff --git a/profiles/prefix/sunos/solaris/5.11/package.mask b/profiles/prefix/sunos/solaris/5.11/package.mask
deleted file mode 100644
index b6577915b9aa..000000000000
--- a/profiles/prefix/sunos/solaris/5.11/package.mask
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2009 Gentoo Foundation
-# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
-# $Id$
-
-# Fabian Groffen <grobian@gentoo.org> (25 May 2009)
-# Can't deal with changed system headers which define their own versions
-# of vprintf, etc. when being called with _KERNEL defined.
-=sys-process/lsof-4.82
diff --git a/profiles/prefix/sunos/solaris/package.mask b/profiles/prefix/sunos/solaris/package.mask
index 24600f053d6d..4dee23a5120c 100644
--- a/profiles/prefix/sunos/solaris/package.mask
+++ b/profiles/prefix/sunos/solaris/package.mask
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2016 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id$
 
@@ -11,19 +11,10 @@
 # Needs patching to compile (d_type and DT_REG), bug #551696
 =app-portage/portage-utils-0.56
 
-# Michael Haubenwallner <haubi@gentoo.org> (17 Feb 2015)
-# Ships without gnulib module faccessat.
-=sys-devel/patch-2.7.4
-
 # Fabian Groffen <grobian@gentoo.org> (14 Jan 2014)
 # util-linux has no business on Solaris systems
 sys-apps/util-linux
 
-# Fabian Groffen <grobian@gentoo.org> (07 May 2013)
-# gnulib module has a missing dependency (statat), causing linking
-# failure, next version should have it fixed
-=app-portage/portage-utils-0.30
-
 # Fabian Groffen <grobian@gentoo.org> (09 May 2012)
 # Installing libelf will hurt your system.  In particular libkvm needs
 # the system libelf to function properly.
@@ -31,15 +22,8 @@ dev-libs/libelf
 
 # Fabian Groffen <grobian@gentoo.org> (25 Aug 2011)
 # Fails to compile, and not worth fixing, bug #379723
-=sys-devel/gcc-4.3.3*
-=sys-devel/gcc-4.3.4*
-=sys-devel/gcc-4.3.5*
 =sys-devel/gcc-4.3.6*
 
-# Fabian Groffen <grobian@gentoo.org> (14 Feb 2010)
-# fails to compile, offical 7.2 works like a charm
-=sys-devel/gdb-7.2.50.20101117.4.15
-
 # Fabian Groffen <grobian@gentoo.org> (29 Nov 2009)
 # segfaults during compilation, bug #294479
 =virtual/emacs-23
diff --git a/profiles/targets/systemd/package.mask b/profiles/targets/systemd/package.mask
index 5a57610eb8ff..61d23562a395 100644
--- a/profiles/targets/systemd/package.mask
+++ b/profiles/targets/systemd/package.mask
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2015 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id$
 
@@ -20,7 +20,3 @@ sys-fs/udev
 # sys-kernel/genkernel is not compatible with Systemd, you need
 # to use sys-kernel/genkernel-next instead
 sys-kernel/genkernel
-
-# Rick Farina <zerochaos@gentoo.org> (6 Jun 2014)
-# remove mask from base
--<sys-power/upower-0.99.0