From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 15 17:14:05 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix, from userid 758) id 18FE916A4D0; Tue, 15 Mar 2005 17:14:05 +0000 (GMT) Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 17:14:05 +0000 From: Kris Kennaway To: Danny Pansters Message-ID: <20050315171405.GC91771@hub.freebsd.org> References: <20050314182412.GA29863@voodoo.oberon.net> <200503150339.28601.danny@ricin.com> <1110857021.6745.16.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> <200503150505.08888.danny@ricin.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200503150505.08888.danny@ricin.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HEADSUP: ports freeze delay X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 17:14:05 -0000 On Tue, Mar 15, 2005 at 05:05:08AM +0100, Danny Pansters wrote: > I'm not blaming you, just said I missed it and of course after I missed it I > missed everyting after that. I'm not blaming anyone like I said, just that it > happened, that's all. Next time I'll look back into releng (which is apart > from release time usually meaningless). But I hope you can understand that > once you've seen such a date it might easily be a week or so before you'll > find it's been changed through email. > > How about when we get towards release we send info/updates notices daily or > even more if needed to all port maintainers or even all subscribers of the > relevant mailinglists? I think that would be extremely annoying. Sending emails with 'HEADS UP' in the subject really should be enough visibility for anyone. Kris -- In God we Trust -- all others must submit an X.509 certificate. -- Charles Forsythe