From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 3 22:38:49 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 6429DA17 for ; Tue, 3 Jun 2014 22:38:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-qg0-x22e.google.com (mail-qg0-x22e.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:400d:c04::22e]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1EEAD232A for ; Tue, 3 Jun 2014 22:38:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-qg0-f46.google.com with SMTP id q108so14002845qgd.19 for ; Tue, 03 Jun 2014 15:38:48 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=eitanadler.com; s=0xdeadbeef; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc:content-type; bh=vRjreOzyFY/WmAWWaVqOxiYiGLwCCj6Otmj8bI3Mtq4=; b=X+Fpe6r2MTAusdgsILcubMQaHzRVgLiQidWIGaWW2wGfwjNLM1/r5QkoKyC54MA2X+ Mk51Akp/0yw3dWwD/Rdnvn+IgrARXbJ2doaxsU5HDFH4vlvCkCHtMxVNTPUvgEuHsq4Z TYx4lDgSaLIrtO38BAyrqr7eLLNfz3YmH39+o= X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc:content-type; bh=vRjreOzyFY/WmAWWaVqOxiYiGLwCCj6Otmj8bI3Mtq4=; b=Zh9ugUHnQGV+225l19IX+Hd/rqtyqRmcoDUxvlQYuxKa65xiOmVSpfbVxVovgGbB/E ZA5XQAS05dGuzKN0vZnRVJpfW6X+nt70SMg2lRNYVas/TllJ+BGNFUvfd3oTgp7+oClZ mwZ4e7w8G1XVFf0PEb4hyEpsuziCUtC4LeZF017v4pTJbgJQ7JFEGL66BO3PGVwxqkhb lBYmqzXa4PKIY0cKFPdLb4ujDJZ9YgkQ/Bb+iBO2AlAoAbHsXXnpYR3ge81SKPva/pSy IZ1UTAWAn0c7CgD7w7pFdwxWYagMgAGVjt3uQGqsS7kWtRKWGRyQh1nC9Oc2ZzeBWHbj Nung== X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQm/yrwFazyMiMiSXD69E8xBDo3GnbRiMzWIwbzLPzw05+YPoNcKSAyREuvY+ZUqjBPNEnkw X-Received: by 10.229.87.201 with SMTP id x9mr64847559qcl.20.1401835128298; Tue, 03 Jun 2014 15:38:48 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.96.222.131 with HTTP; Tue, 3 Jun 2014 15:38:17 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <201406032158.s53LwovZ011850@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> References: <201406032158.s53LwovZ011850@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> From: Eitan Adler Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2014 15:38:17 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [FreeBSD-Announce] FreeBSD bug tracking moves from GNATS to Bugzilla To: mexas@bris.ac.uk Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Cc: matthias.andree@gmx.de, marino@freebsd.org, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org, shurd@sasktel.net X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 03 Jun 2014 22:38:49 -0000 On 3 June 2014 14:58, Anton Shterenlikht wrote: >>There are also other mechanisms. For example, mailing lists. > > We were repeatedly told in this list that the preferred > way to let people know of the issue is to file a PR. > Posting something to ports@ is the easiest route (for me, at least), > however, I take the trouble to use the send-pr route. > Registration is not the issue, it's the need to login > every time and having to store yet another passwd that > is frustrating. We understand this. We expected this. I hope you understand our concern about the need to have an email that "confirmed valid". At the moment anon-email works. We will be closely watching this space. > I get the spam issue, but perhaps the fact that the ability > to send PRs with no extra login step is highly valued > by some, deserves another thought. This isn't about spam but about the need to engage bug reporters. -- Eitan Adler