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From: Pav Lucistnik <pav@FreeBSD.org>
Subject: Re: docs/80681: articles/problem-reports: don't tell people they
	should sumbit a PR each time they see an outdated port
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The following reply was made to PR docs/80681; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Pav Lucistnik <pav@FreeBSD.org>
To: Ion-Mihai Tetcu <itetcu@people.tecnik93.com>
Cc: David Adam <zanchey@ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au>,
	FreeBSD gnats submit <FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org>,
	freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: docs/80681: articles/problem-reports: don't tell people they
	should sumbit a PR each time they see an outdated port
Date: Sat, 07 May 2005 11:41:53 +0200

 Ion-Mihai Tetcu p=ED=B9e v so 07. 05. 2005 v 12:22 +0300:
 
 > > I propose that this patch be shortened to:
 > >=20
 > > --- article.sgml.orig   2005-01-15 10:16:42.000000000 +0800
 > > +++ article.sgml        2005-05-07 15:07:06.622424000 +0800
 > > @@ -106,7 +106,8 @@
 > >         <para>Notification of updates to externally maintained
 > >           software (mainly ports, but also externally maintained base
 > >           system components such as BIND or various GNU
 > > -         utilities).</para>
 > > +         utilities). If you are reporting a new version of a
 > > +         port, try contacting the port's maintainer first.</para>
 > >        </listitem>
 > >      </itemizedlist>
 >=20
 > At least this could be committed.
 
 That, or just kill the whole paragraph.
 
 Or tell people to submit patch for updating the port with their PR.
 (Obviously this don't apply to base.)
 
 You could also tell people to search GNATS for PRs containing the update
 before sending any mail.
 
 --=20
 Pav Lucistnik <pav@oook.cz>
               <pav@FreeBSD.org>
 
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