Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 09:52:37 -0500 From: Jon Noack <noackjr@alumni.rice.edu> To: "Sergey A. Osokin" <osa@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: maintainer timeout? Message-ID: <3F1BFE35.9080406@alumni.rice.edu> In-Reply-To: <20030721081934.GQ1413@freebsd.org.ru> References: <3F1B6FCC.8010700@alumni.rice.edu> <20030721081934.GQ1413@freebsd.org.ru>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
ports/46414 ports/50162 (superseded by ports/54153) ports/52508 (included in latest patch for ports/54153) ports/54153 (includes my patches) ports/54246 There are several others out there that are older -- not sure if they are still applicable. Thanks for your answers, Jon Noack Sergey A. Osokin said the following on 7/21/2003 3:19 AM: > On Sun, Jul 20, 2003 at 11:45:00PM -0500, Jon Noack wrote: > >>How long should one wait on a maintainer? > > > From 1 week to 1 year :-) No limit. > > >>I've emailed them directly >>and they said they would take care of updating the port "tonight". That >>was 5 days ago. The latest version of the software was released almost >>2 months ago, and fixed major stability issues. A whole host of vendor >>patches have been released *since then* that have fixed 2 Major (vendor >>terms), 4 Medium, and various other issues. There have been several >>outstanding PRs that are several weeks old and one that is 4 months old >>(although it is for the version currently in the port, not the latest >>version). > > > Please, tell PR numbers. > > >>There was a previous commit by a non-maintainer after a ~3 month timeout >>(same maintainer). I'm not sure I have the expertise to take over the >>port, but I don't know what else to do now. > > > So, please submit a PR for change maintainership from current maintainer > to you and describe this problem. >
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?3F1BFE35.9080406>