Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2002 00:50:58 +0100 From: Michael Nottebrock <michaelnottebrock@gmx.net> To: Clint Olsen <clint@0lsen.net> Cc: ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Do port maintainers send patches back to package authors? Message-ID: <3DCC4DE2.3090000@gmx.net> References: <20021108225143.GA62366@0lsen.net>
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