Date: Sun, 28 Jul 1996 18:33:56 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@Glue.umd.edu> To: FreeBSD Ports <FreeBSD-Ports@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: place for new ports Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.91.960728181921.21342B-100000@protocol.eng.umd.edu>
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I see all the announcements of new ports going by, much too fast to do anything about them, and I worry about things falling into cracks. I wonder if there shouldn't be another method for folks registering new ports, in such a way that allows us to go back whenever there's free time. and look over anything that hasn't been done, and do it. I'd want it to be able to take the suggested port and store it, with the email address of the contributor. I'd want the ability to kill that port later, either when it is committed, or when the contributor notices that 'omigawd' bug he left in, so it could be squashed before a developer has to find it. I'd want it to be separated from any non-port stuff, because the volume is high enough as it is, and eliminating confusion would be best served that way. Couple of ways to do it: 1) Make a new ftp directory (maybe ports-contrib). Only ports go into it. Drawback: little enforcement of return email addresses of contributors, and no way to stop confused folks from putting _whatever_ into it. 2) Make a new mail address, (again maybe ports-contrib@freebsd.org). Set up sendmail so that mail to this address gets posted as files in a directory, with filenames as mail subject lines. Contributors could easily do overwriting then, and make it so only committers could delete from it. Folks could put ports in .tar.gz.uue format into it. This would enforce having email addresses (practically), and committers could delete ports they'd committed or trashed. Any other ideas on how to do it? or if it's needed at all? ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@eng.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 9120 Edmonston Ct #302 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and n3lxx, both FreeBSD (301) 220-2114 | version 2.2 current -- and great FUN! ----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------
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