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Date:      Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:42:19 +0100
From:      Pav Lucistnik <pav@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Stanislav Sedov <stas@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org, Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@FreeBSD.org>, ports-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, Pietro Cerutti <gahr@FreeBSD.org>
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: ports/java/eclipseme Makefile distinfo pkg-plist
Message-ID:  <1205930539.76695.51.camel@pav.hide.vol.cz>
In-Reply-To: <20080319153714.df825001.stas@FreeBSD.org>
References:  <200803180100.m2I10QTD070047@repoman.freebsd.org> <20080318193855.0439b197.stas@FreeBSD.org> <20080318181546.GA10903@FreeBSD.org> <1205917353.76695.0.camel@pav.hide.vol.cz> <20080319091859.GA56200@FreeBSD.org> <1205921932.76695.14.camel@pav.hide.vol.cz> <20080319112314.GA76554@FreeBSD.org> <1205929480.76695.36.camel@pav.hide.vol.cz> <20080319153714.df825001.stas@FreeBSD.org>

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Stanislav Sedov p=ED=B9e v st 19. 03. 2008 v 15:37 +0300:

> > I like the high level of creative freedom the maintainer is entitled to=
.
> > Rigid policies on unimportant details of style will kill the fun.

> This freedom usually leads to insecure or simply broken-by-design ports i=
n tree.
> For an extreme case take a look at gentoo foundation. I don't want to end=
 up
> like them.

What port is that, so I can take a look?

> Policies should always present, but had to be designed to not limit creat=
ivity,
> while enforcing rules. That's what you and the entire portmgr team exists=
 for.

Sorry, but I don't consider the muting of mkdir commands as something
that can lead to insecure or simply broken-by-design port. Thus it's not
worth a policy.

Or you're talking about some other common issue now?

--=20
Pav Lucistnik <pav@oook.cz>
              <pav@FreeBSD.org>

The final screw holding up a rackmount server is always possessed
by demons.

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