Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 19:04:18 -0500 From: Will Andrews <will@physics.purdue.edu> To: Gerald Pfeifer <pfeifer@dbai.tuwien.ac.at> Cc: Matthew Emmerton <matt@gsicomp.on.ca>, Will Andrews <will@physics.purdue.edu>, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Policy problem Message-ID: <20010126190418.G2071@puck.firepipe.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.31.0101270028550.15258-100000@deneb.dbai.tuwien.ac.at>; from pfeifer@dbai.tuwien.ac.at on Sat, Jan 27, 2001 at 12:40:41AM %2B0100 References: <003701c087d8$1897ef70$1200a8c0@gsicomp.on.ca> <Pine.BSF.4.31.0101270028550.15258-100000@deneb.dbai.tuwien.ac.at>
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--eMnpOGXCMazMAbfp Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, Jan 27, 2001 at 12:40:41AM +0100, Gerald Pfeifer wrote: > No objection at all. However, it is almost always a very bad idea to have > only one person look after things. And the FreeBSD ports collection is no > exception. Correct. > Proof: http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/query-pr-summary.cgi?responsible=3Dasami *sigh* > Will, for example, would address some of them, but he is not allowed to. Yes, I would. I have used ports and have hacked/read bsd.port.mk so many times that I understand a good deal of it. I am sure many other committers (and non-committers) have as well. Satoshi just needs to change his policy and that PR count of his would be cut in half real quick. :-) > > Let's leave well enough alone, eh? >=20 > No. Not as long as even PRs with patches like > http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=3D8063 > or http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=3D15495 > get assigned to Satoshi and then ignored for *years*. Correct. I would support a change in the policy that would allow committers to change bsd.port.mk, perhaps with a (relatively large) number of people who are "approved" to review patches for bsd.port.mk. Actually, I have for years bugged Satoshi (as he well knows) about bsd.port.mk's restrictive policy. > PS(important note): I am not complaining about Satoshi, who has been and > still is contributing a lot; I am complaining about this exclusive rule. I most certainly know that you understand the implications of your suggestion and never assumed this about your point of view. :-) --=20 wca --eMnpOGXCMazMAbfp Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.4 (FreeBSD) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE6chCBF47idPgWcsURAqFYAJ9yPsiTOEg3bGKpR/UnDQb1M1NveQCgmRLu /NKQ+QEJTFYe8mA/GzWYhw8= =SoXJ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --eMnpOGXCMazMAbfp-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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