Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 12:59:29 +0200 From: Lupe Christoph <lupe@lupe-christoph.de> To: pav@freebsd.org Cc: ports@freebsd.org, Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu> Subject: Re: New port with maintainer ports@FreeBSD.org [was: Question about maintainers] Message-ID: <1122634769.42ea0c11751e8@buexe.b-5.de> In-Reply-To: <1122588979.97751.1.camel@ikaros.oook.cz> References: <C3B81AFDB8A5DFB5AB566CC4@utd59514.utdallas.edu> <42E81050.7090305@cs.tu-berlin.de> <66A226C3557B48ED535E3FED@utd59514.utdallas.edu> <20050727230523.GB54954@isis.sigpipe.cz> <20050728154248.GA943@zi025.glhnet.mhn.de> <20050728164111.GA66015@isis.sigpipe.cz> <42E917BA.10406@exit.com> <FACB47A35BF38243FBC04766@utd59514.utdallas.edu> <790a9fff050728142793c7588@mail.gmail.com> <47ECFCB8BE498CEAB57757D7@utd59514.utdallas.edu> <1122588979.97751.1.camel@ikaros.oook.cz>
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Quoting Pav Lucistnik <pav@freebsd.org>: > Paul Schmehl píše v čt 28. 07. 2005 v 16:31 -0500: > > Thanks, Scot. That's helpful to know. I wasn't aware, for example, that > > anyone could submit PRs for a broken port. > Please don't do that, unless you also submit a fix. > Because committers are few and usually are not very familiar with the > given broken port. Such PRs tend to be left untouched for years and then > swept under the carpet too often. I see such PRs as useful. At least the save effort for people having the same problem, pointing them to a known deficiency. And they *might* still get fixed. Lupe Christoph -- | lupe@lupe-christoph.de | http://www.lupe-christoph.de/ | | "... putting a mail server on the Internet without filtering is like | | covering yourself with barbecue sauce and breaking into the Charity | | Home for Badgers with Rabies. Michael Lucas |
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