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Date:      Mon, 5 Aug 2002 12:54:48 -0700
From:      Jim Mock <jim@FreeBSD.org>
To:        doc@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: docs/41106: FreeBSD Handbook lacks "Desktop Applications" chapter.
Message-ID:  <20020805195448.GE13858@branwen.sfo.geekhouse.net>
In-Reply-To: <20020805194641.GB13858@branwen.sfo.geekhouse.net>
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On Mon, 05 Aug 2002 at 12:46:41 -0700, Jim Mock wrote:
> On Mon, 05 Aug 2002 at 12:14:25 -0400, Tom Rhodes wrote:
> > Eric Anderson wrote:
> > >Tom Rhodes wrote:
> > >>It sounds impossible with over 7000 ports and only around 100 port
> > >>committers.  Considering feature changes when ports are updated,
> > >>along with the fact that a handful of people just don't use the
> > >>ports they Maintain, just make sure it builds ;)
> > >>
> > >>Lets not make the FreeBSD committer's jobs more difficult than they
> > >>already are :P
> > >
> > >WO! I'm not suggesting the ports committers would do this in
> > >addition!  I'm suggesting we have separate volunteers for this
> > >function - basically, anyone can submit a "port review", and there
> > >would be a small number of people actually committing the port
> > >reviews to the site.  There are 7000 ports, that are maintained,
> > >committed, etc, by how many port committers?  I'm certain that not
> > >all would be reviewed (although that would be nice), and that
> > >committing a review would not be as time consuming as tracking a port
> > >itself, so I don't think it would require that many people to
> > >"commit" the port reviews.  I'm of course offering to do it.
> > 
> > The idea isn't bad, but it should be seperate from the FreeBSD
> > project, mainly because I dislike good/bad reviews of third party
> > software on the main site.  Regardless if its helpful for people or
> > not, it doesn't look good.  Perhaps I'm being wierd about it, but its
> > a good idea as long as its kept seperate from the main project ;)
> > Thats my .02 hehe
> 
> I agree with Tom here.  Another thing also comes into play if it's part
> of the main site and you're using a database -- mirroring.  This is why
> the site isn't currently dynamic.  For more discussion on that topic,
> check the -doc archives (where it's been beaten to death numerous times
> over the last few years).
> 
> However, I don't have any problem whatsoever with it being separate, and
> I don't see putting a link (or links) to it on the existing web site.

Err, I don't see a problem too.  Hooray for my wonderful grammar.

- jim

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jim mock <mij@soupnazi.org>                            jim@FreeBSD.org

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