Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 08:34:33 -0600 From: "Mike Meyer" <mwm-dated-1015338873.4aa803@mired.org> To: Cliff Sarginson <csfbsd@raggedclown.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Making suggestions Message-ID: <15486.16377.247443.721174@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <90424812@toto.iv>
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Cliff Sarginson <csfbsd@raggedclown.net> types: > On Wed, Feb 27, 2002 at 08:36:30PM -0600, Mike Meyer wrote: > > Justin L. Boss <jlboss@yahoo.com> types: > > > Does anyone know how someone would go about making suggestions to BIN. Do > > > they read this list? I have some suggestion like changing the code it ps to > > > except the $ as a valid character. This would make the adduser script in > > > samba easer to write making FreeBSD more appealing to people. It would be so > > > nice not to have to do it manually every time. I have other ideas that I > > > think would make FreeBSD more appealing to newbies. Maybe I need to keep my > > > opinions to myself but FreeBSD is the best OS out their and since I'm not a > > > greatest coder in the world I would like to help in some small way. > > The way to suggest enhancements, report bugs, etc. is with the > > "send-pr" command. You can make suggestions with it like you did > > here. If you have working code to do what you want, submit a patchfile > > with the pr and put [PATCH] at the start of the synopsys line. > > Read the send-pr manual page for more information. > I got a different answer to this question a while ago, that said that > the "team" did not all like PR's being used for "suggestions". I have > several (like getting rid of F77 from /usr/bin for example, why it is > there is a mystery to me). You know, I remember seeing that reply. I don't remember an alternative path being suggested, though. If that's really true, the "team" ought to take "change-request" out of the list of descriptions of a PR. I'd say if you have a patch or the description is lengthy, post it as a pr, then start a discussion of it on the appropriate list - which will never be here. If the description is short, just start the discussion. But see the FAQ entry about bikesheds. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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