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Date:      Mon, 3 Sep 2007 10:59:57 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Jeremy Chadwick <koitsu@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        ports@freebsd.org, Rong-en Fan <grafan@gmail.com>
Subject:   Re: mailgraph 1.14 and cgi-bin
Message-ID:  <alpine.BSF.0.9999.0709031058390.21645@ync.qbhto.arg>
In-Reply-To: <20070903163731.GA15976@eos.sc1.parodius.com>
References:  <6eb82e0709030743q5f3266f3r420709680cc8a9c0@mail.gmail.com> <20070903163731.GA15976@eos.sc1.parodius.com>

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On Mon, 3 Sep 2007, Jeremy Chadwick wrote:

> On Mon, Sep 03, 2007 at 10:43:55PM +0800, Rong-en Fan wrote:
>> I came up with two possible solution but neither satisfies me.
>> One is to install mailgraph.css under www/data/mailgraph and patch
>> cgi file.

> If you're asking for what other porters recommend, I would recommend
> going with the first method, in addition to mailing the author upstream
> and urge them to reconsider the methodology used, citing exactly what
> you did here.  This isn't a "FreeBSD thing" in case they try to claim
> that, either.  ;)

In fact I think we can generalize that to say, "always lean toward the 
option(s) that do not require user interaction, but instead make things 
'just work' after installation." :)

Doug

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