Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 11:45:30 -0500 From: Brian Fundakowski Feldman <green@FreeBSD.org> To: Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org, Pav Lucistnik <pav@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, ports-committers@FreeBSD.org, Edwin Groothuis <edwin@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/games/quake2lnx Makefile distinfo pkg-message pkg-plist ports/games/quake2lnx/files extra-patch-src_rogue_g__local.h extra-patch-src_rogue_q__shared.c extra-patch-src_xatrix_q__shared.c patch-Makefile patch-src::game::g_phys.c patch-src::linux::gl_glx.c patch-src::linux::rw_in_svgalib.c ... Message-ID: <20051117164530.GF76352@green.homeunix.org> In-Reply-To: <20051117135427.GA34190@FreeBSD.org> References: <200511171051.jAHApSWX074582@repoman.freebsd.org> <20051117133108.GA29488@FreeBSD.org> <1132234974.79514.12.camel@localhost> <20051117135427.GA34190@FreeBSD.org>
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On Thu, Nov 17, 2005 at 01:54:27PM +0000, Alexey Dokuchaev wrote: > On Thu, Nov 17, 2005 at 02:42:54PM +0100, Pav Lucistnik wrote: > > Alexey Dokuchaev p??e v ?t 17. 11. 2005 v 13:31 +0000: > > > > > > PR: ports/87181 > > > > Submitted by: Alejandro Pulver <alejandro@varnet.biz> > > > > Approved by: maintainer timeout > > > > > > Edwin, > > > > > > I wish I could say "thanks" for work you've done, but I would appreciate > > > private confirmation mail even in case of "maintainer timeout". This is > > > a complicated port, and such a change is potentially harmful due to its > > > massiveness. Commits like this should probably be done per-piece fashion, > > > otherwise it's really hard to check if nothing got broken. Not to > > > mention that I actually disagree on the number of changes suggested in > > > the PR (and committed by you). > > > > > > I'm not asking for a backout, in fact I realize how annoying it can be > > > when PR hangs in "open" state for a month(s), and I would have probably > > > needed to change PR state to something like "working on it, please be > > > patient", however, I must say I got somewhat frustrated to have to fix > > > all those things that I don't like WRT this commit. > > > > So why have you not handled the PR yourself? Is 36 days really not > > enough to sort out a single port PR? > > As I have said, proposed changes were pretty controversial, and I was in > fact not sure whether I really wanted them in my port. I *was* working > on it, albeit rather time-sparsely, exchanged a few emails with submitter. > I can tolerate "maintainer timeout" for really inactive committer, but > not for someone doing commits and being active in the lists. > > I'll go and shut up now, telling myself to take care of my ports faster > next time. :-) If we had a good problem tracking system, it would actuall _help_ with communication, rather than hinder it :D -- Brian Fundakowski Feldman \'[ FreeBSD ]''''''''''\ <> green@FreeBSD.org \ The Power to Serve! \ Opinions expressed are my own. \,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,\
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