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Date:      Tue, 27 May 2008 07:13:37 -0700 (PDT)
From:      "Steven G. Kargl" <kargl@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
To:        Matthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de>
Cc:        freebsd-ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org, linimon@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: ports/123879: databases/db41 fails during configure
Message-ID:  <200805271413.m4REDbZ4051415@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
In-Reply-To: <483C155F.2070603@gmx.de>

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Matthias Andree wrote:
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> Steven G. Kargl schrieb:
> > Matthias Andree wrote:
> >> The patch is rejected, db41 is fine on all -STABLE and -RELEASE AFAICT.
> >>
> >> Insult as incentive? Won't work for me.
> >> You just forfeited any chance of my looking at your issue.
> >>
> > 
> > Whatever.  You already sent me two private emails that
> > state you have no intention of fixing the port.
> > 
> > The bug report should remain open.  A maintainer (and 
> > I use this term very loosely), who is too lazy to maintain
> > his port, is a poor excuse for suspending a bug report.
> 
> Open Source communities don't work the "jump when I tell you" way.

I never told you to jump.

Your refusal as the maintainer to maintain your port is a
poor excuse for suspending the bug report.  If you don't
have time or the initiative to maintain the port, then
drop maintainership.

I'll also note that I sent a patch that you rejected.

-- 
Steve
http://troutmask.apl.washington.edu/~kargl/



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