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Date:      Tue, 12 Oct 2004 20:52:17 -0500 (CDT)
From:      Mark Linimon <linimon@lonesome.com>
To:        Edwin Groothuis <edwin@mavetju.org>
Cc:        Mark Linimon <linimon@lonesome.com>
Subject:   Re: Email nagging, was: Re: Ports with version numbersgoingbackwards: graphics/gd,japanese/gd, ukrain...
Message-ID:  <Pine.LNX.4.44.0410122050130.4166-100000@pancho>
In-Reply-To: <20041012235021.GF10363@k7.mavetju>

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On Wed, 13 Oct 2004, Edwin Groothuis wrote:

> I like solid arguments, but can you please explain what N and what
> On Tue, Oct 12, 2004 at 06:43:55PM -0500, Mark Linimon wrote:
> > On Wed, 13 Oct 2004, Oliver Eikemeier wrote:
> > 
> > > Uhm, I wonder why you are fine with hourly `INDEX build failed' 
> > > messages, but oppose those addressing PORTVERSION. Any crucial 
> > > difference I'm missing?
> > 
> > N ports vs M ports, N >> M.
> 
> M stands for?

INDEX builds can affect around 11700 ports.  A bad port checkin
probably affects 1-10 ports.  11700 >> 10.

i.e. people will more happily tolerate gripe-email about something
that affects 11700 ports than one that affects 10.

mcl



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