Date: Sat, 18 May 2019 21:03:30 +0200 From: Jan Beich <jbeich@FreeBSD.org> To: Adam Weinberger <adamw@adamw.org> Cc: Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@freebsd.org>, Wen Heping <wen@freebsd.org>, svn-ports-head@freebsd.org, svn-ports-all@freebsd.org, ports-committers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r501789 - in head: . lang lang/clips Message-ID: <v9y7-zit9-wny@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <CAP7rwci=2zOy_mvJ7A=oGnVehQnH-8_TER027RW7JjSPvFANYA@mail.gmail.com> (Adam Weinberger's message of "Sat, 18 May 2019 10:22:37 -0600") References: <201905161356.x4GDuH46087910@repo.freebsd.org> <20190518102821.GA62145@FreeBSD.org> <CAP7rwci=2zOy_mvJ7A=oGnVehQnH-8_TER027RW7JjSPvFANYA@mail.gmail.com>
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Adam Weinberger <adamw@adamw.org> writes: > On Sat, May 18, 2019 at 4:28 AM Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@freebsd.org> wrote: >> On Thu, May 16, 2019 at 01:56:17PM +0000, Wen Heping wrote: >> > New Revision: 501789 >> > URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/ports/501789 >> > >> > Log: >> > - Re-add lang/clips >> > >> > Modified: head/lang/clips/Makefile >> > ============================================================================== >> > --- head/lang/clips/Makefile Mon May 2 14:05:45 2011 (r273478) >> > +++ head/lang/clips/Makefile Thu May 16 13:56:16 2019 (r501789) >> > @@ -1,40 +1,32 @@ >> > -# New ports collection makefile for: clips >> > -# Date created: 8 July 2001 >> > -# Whom: Douglas Anestad <yotta@dougdidit.com> >> >> It would probably be more polite to retain original port author (as >> Created by), unless you've asked him and he agreed for his credit line >> to be dropped. > > Alexey is right, but it's not just polite. It is policy. That "Created > by" line must not be removed unless the original author agrees to it. > Please, add it back when you have a chance. "Created by" is not documented anywhere after it was dropped[1] from Porter's Handbook years ago. According to the original discussion[2] there was no strong agreement to keep the line even then. And when portmgr@ made the decision[3] it didn't consult a lawyer in order to establish how much consent is required. How such a policy is different from a cargo cult? [1] https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/50149 [2] https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2012-August/077801.html [3] https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2012-September/078319.html
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