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Subject: Re: Sponsoring ports
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On 7/25/11 2:04 PM, Eitan Adler wrote:
>
> We probably should have a dedicated system for handling these types of
> requests. As long as the volume stays small sending mail to -ports
> (like you did) is probably the best way for now

Agree.
For contract/long term tasks sure.. jobs is the right place, but we 
should have a place where people can "sponsor" short, specific, features 
in FreeBSD. It may be more than just ports, it may also be functionally 
changes to the OS.