Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 14:52:48 -0400 From: Jeff Palmer <scorpio@drkshdw.org> To: Jordan K Hubbard <jkh@queasyweasel.com> Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 7000 ports! Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20020525144602.00bca898@mail.drkshdw.org> In-Reply-To: <592AFD7E-700E-11D6-B3D9-0003938C7B7E@queasyweasel.com> References: <5.1.0.14.0.20020525141634.00b35c90@mail.drkshdw.org>
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@Jordan,
I guess you've called me out, haha.
I honestly hadn't thought of a better solution (or even a *different* solution)
I was just pointing out that another solution might be more ideal.
However, I have faith in the FreeBSD community in general! Lets all chip
in with suggestions on a suitable solution. :-)
At 11:36 AM 5/25/2002 -0700, Jordan K Hubbard wrote:
>Your points are certainly well-taken. What metrics would you suggest as
>more fair and democratic? It's hard to measure fixes as easily as submissions.
>
>On Saturday, May 25, 2002, at 11:23 AM, Jeff Palmer wrote:
>
>>Jordan,
>>
>>While I agree that 10,000 ports will be a truly great benchmark, I don't
>>agree 100% with a prize for the top 3 contributors from 7000 -> 10000.
>>
>>Doing so forgets us "little people" who watch bento, and make submissions
>>to update broken ports.
>>10,000 ports sounds great, unless 1/3 of them don't work :-)
>>True, adding a new port is more tedious than just updating a few files to
>>get the latest version, or updating the MASTER_SITES= with the latest
>>homepage/download page. However this is a community effort.
>>
>>I do like the idea of rewarding the top 3 (or whatever number)
>>contributors.. but I think it should be on a broader scale.
>>
>>Before anyone accuses me of whining, I already know that I'd never make
>>the top 3 for either category. I'd probably not even be in the top 300.
>>
>>
>>
>>Jeff Palmer
>>scorpio@drkshdw.org
>>
>>At 10:58 AM 5/25/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>>>*Applause*
>>>
>>>Agreement with Kris - well done, folks! When we hit 10,000, we
>>>*definitely* have to have a little ceremony and maybe award some kind of
>>>prize to the 10,000th (or maybe the top 3 contributors who bring it from
>>>7000 to 10000 if we want to be more fair about it). I'll talk to the
>>>Daemon News and FreeBSD Mall folks about the prize side. :-)
>>>
>>>- Jordan
>>
>>
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>Engineering Manager, BSD technology group
>Apple Computer
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