From owner-freebsd-bugbusters@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 29 22:04:59 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-bugbusters@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-bugbusters@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B987616A41F; Fri, 29 Jul 2005 22:04:59 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gabor.kovesdan@t-hosting.hu) Received: from server.t-hosting.hu (server.t-hosting.hu [217.20.133.7]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 419BC43D45; Fri, 29 Jul 2005 22:04:59 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gabor.kovesdan@t-hosting.hu) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by server.t-hosting.hu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 25847997746; Sat, 30 Jul 2005 00:04:57 +0200 (CEST) Received: from server.t-hosting.hu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (server.t-hosting.hu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 18039-01-2; Sat, 30 Jul 2005 00:04:51 +0200 (CEST) Received: from [80.98.156.20] (catv-50629c14.catv.broadband.hu [80.98.156.20]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by server.t-hosting.hu (Postfix) with ESMTP id D9C1D99741D; Sat, 30 Jul 2005 00:04:50 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <42EAA7FD.8080204@t-hosting.hu> Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2005 00:04:45 +0200 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?K=F6vesd=E1n_G=E1bor?= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.6 (Windows/20050716) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: pablo.delgado@lsi.mine.nu References: <1122568228.42e90824a6307@webmail.lsi.mine.nu> In-Reply-To: <1122568228.42e90824a6307@webmail.lsi.mine.nu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at t-hosting.hu Cc: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org, freebsd-bugbusters@freebsd.org Subject: Re: RFE (Request for Enhancement) X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugbusters@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Coordination of the Problem Report handling effort." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 22:04:59 -0000 pablo.delgado@lsi.mine.nu wrote: >Hi everyone, > >I have heard several times at meetings and forums, users talking about what new >features should be implemented into FreeBSD. And every time I hear them I tell >them, "Well tell the FreeBSD Community." > >And they ask how. > >So I searched on the FreeBSD website and I could not find how one would be able >to submit a Request for Enhancement. > >Why not create a RFE database similar to the Bug Buster and implement this along >side. This way the FreeBSD community can see what the users and companies want >FreeBSD to do for them. Sometimes a users may have a very creative idea but does >not posses the skills required to implement the solution. > >Now, if this implemented somehow already, I would really appreciate a pointer to >the correct location so that I can update others and myself. Or if this is not >the coorect mailing list, please suggest which mailing list I should send this to. > >Regards, >Pablo Delgado > > > > I would send a PR with change-request class if I had a new idea to implement. E.g. I've sent a PR with a patch to implement EXTPORTSDIR macro in /usr/src/release/Makefile. Cheers, Gábor Kövesdán