Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 21:55:33 -0800 From: Garrett Cooper <youshi10@u.washington.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ports maintainer or adopting a port Message-ID: <460DF7D5.3050600@u.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <42b497160703302141u617afb24u1b9235bfcd909b45@mail.gmail.com> References: <42b497160703302141u617afb24u1b9235bfcd909b45@mail.gmail.com>
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Kimi Ostro wrote: > Hello list > > Not sure if this is appropriate for this list, basically I am looking > to hear from past, current and future ports maintainers: > > is it fun? what are the requirements? (besides time) what does it mean > to you? do you recommend it? best way to get started? what do I need > to know about FreeBSD & Ports? > > I am looking at adopting a port or two and looking to gain more > insight, maybe someone that can do projects page for ports? which > holds a list of unmaintained ports?? Kimi, <2 cents>Like many things it's fulfilling to look at a hard day's (or a few minutes, hours, etc, the lesser of the bunch) and be satisfied at what you've accomplished, for this is a community effort and not a one-way street. (not meaning to sound hippy~ish, but..) Ideally everyone should help one another out and benefit the entire community as a whole. That's what this is designed for. </2 cents> You should subscribe to the ports@ list though. There's periodically a list of broken ports sent out, and inquiries about port maintainers, etc. Very similar to what you're looking into I believe. Cheers, -Garrett
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