From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 2 10:39:33 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A26F716A4CE for ; Tue, 2 Dec 2003 10:39:33 -0800 (PST) Received: from magnesium.net (toxic.magnesium.net [207.154.84.15]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id D145143FDD for ; Tue, 2 Dec 2003 10:39:31 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from adamw@magnesium.net) Received: (qmail 49749 invoked by uid 1252); 2 Dec 2003 18:39:31 -0000 Date: 2 Dec 2003 13:39:31 -0500 Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 13:39:31 -0500 From: Adam Weinberger To: Clement Laforet Message-ID: <20031202183931.GU27144@toxic.magnesium.net> Mail-Followup-To: Adam Weinberger , Clement Laforet , Vincent Tantardini , ports@freebsd.org References: <20031202130020.GA34672@sativa.0x45.org> <20031202153210.250e5ac7.sheepkiller@cultdeadsheep.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20031202153210.250e5ac7.sheepkiller@cultdeadsheep.org> X-Editor: Vim 6.2 http://www.vim.org X-Mailer: Mutt 1.5 http://www.mutt.org X-URL: http://www.vectors.cx X-ASL: 6/m/behind you User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i cc: ports@freebsd.org cc: Vincent Tantardini Subject: Re: Want to create/maintain a port X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 18:39:33 -0000 >> (12.02.2003 @ 0932 PST): Clement Laforet said, in 1.7K: << > 2. don't be scared to take over maintainership even if you don't modify > the port I'd be careful with that. There's a whole lot of maintainers who don't. Maintainership is a responsibility, not just a title. > 3. Track freshmeat :) Truly the best way to find new apps. I find at least one or two every day that I'd like to port. In fact, I have a build directory with over 75 completely finished ports that I'm waiting for divine inspiration to commit. # Adam -- Adam Weinberger vectors.cx >> adam@vectors.cx >> http://www.vectors.cx magnesium.net << adamw@magnesium.net << http://www.magnesium.net/~adamw FreeBSD >> adamw@FreeBSD.org >> http://people.freebsd.org/~adamw #vim:set ts=8: 8-char tabs prevent tooth decay.