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Date:      Thu, 13 May 1999 15:00:45 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Bill Fumerola <billf@jade.chc-chimes.com>
To:        Archie Cobbs <archie@whistle.com>
Cc:        jkh@zippy.cdrom.com, asami@FreeBSD.org, ache@FreeBSD.org, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: ports/mail/adcomplain Makefile ports/mail/adcomplain/files md5
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.990513145859.26528J-100000@jade.chc-chimes.com>
In-Reply-To: <199905131745.KAA28081@bubba.whistle.com>

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On Thu, 13 May 1999, Archie Cobbs wrote:

> SO.... just have CVS emit a warning message when someone attempt to
> commit anything explaining the situation ..  eg, "If you have not been
> given explicit permission to commit, press CTRL-C now!!"

That could be a hack I can live with.

> My point is that human error is not a resolvable problem. The system
> is the problem. We should adjust the system to accomodate the humans.

Human error is a quite resolvable problem. 

> Maybe with more 'obvious' emails to this list, or whatever. In any case,
> no amount of yelling after the fact is going to prevent the same thing
> from happening in the future with some new committer, etc.

(1) The mail couldn't have been more obvious, without being ALL CAPS.

(2) New committers recieve a neat document explaining all of these things.
    Whoever gives them their privledges should probably also explain
    these things the first time.

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