Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:37:14 +0300 From: Stanislav Sedov <stas@FreeBSD.org> To: pav@FreeBSD.org Cc: cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org, Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@FreeBSD.org>, ports-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, Pietro Cerutti <gahr@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/java/eclipseme Makefile distinfo pkg-plist Message-ID: <20080319153714.df825001.stas@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <1205929480.76695.36.camel@pav.hide.vol.cz> References: <200803180100.m2I10QTD070047@repoman.freebsd.org> <20080318193855.0439b197.stas@FreeBSD.org> <20080318181546.GA10903@FreeBSD.org> <1205917353.76695.0.camel@pav.hide.vol.cz> <20080319091859.GA56200@FreeBSD.org> <1205921932.76695.14.camel@pav.hide.vol.cz> <20080319112314.GA76554@FreeBSD.org> <1205929480.76695.36.camel@pav.hide.vol.cz>
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On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:24:40 +0100 Pav Lucistnik <pav@FreeBSD.org> mentioned: > Alexey Dokuchaev p=C3=AD=C5=A1e v st 19. 03. 2008 v 11:23 +0000: >=20 > > I wonder what's wrong with coherent and sane policies? I don't expect > > it would be hard to come to agreement about muting/not muting > > mkdir's/installation statements. These things are not of the type peop= le > > usually feel strongly about. >=20 > I like the high level of creative freedom the maintainer is entitled to. > Rigid policies on unimportant details of style will kill the fun. >=20 This freedom usually leads to insecure or simply broken-by-design ports in = tree. For an extreme case take a look at gentoo foundation. I don't want to end up like them. Policies should always present, but had to be designed to not limit creativ= ity, while enforcing rules. That's what you and the entire portmgr team exists f= or. --=20 Stanislav Sedov ST4096-RIPE
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