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Date:      Thu, 25 Mar 2004 11:58:09 +0100
From:      Michael Nottebrock <michaelnottebrock@gmx.net>
To:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Cc:        Jeremy Messenger <mezz7@cox.net>
Subject:   Re: Sign your name in pkg-descr is useless or useful?
Message-ID:  <200403251158.13595.michaelnottebrock@gmx.net>
In-Reply-To: <opr5eiuf0f8ckrg5@smtp.central.cox.net>
References:  <opr5eiuf0f8ckrg5@smtp.central.cox.net>

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On Thursday 25 March 2004 06:00, Jeremy Messenger wrote:

> I think, it's useless because most of us don't do it. Also, we already
> have the Whom: and MAINTAINER in the Makefile. It seems to me that sign
> our name in it is making no sense for pkg-descr as in description file.

It is of some use while browsing the package descriptions in sysinstall - n=
o=20
way to look at MAINTAINER or port Makefiles there. But as you already quote=
d,=20
it is recommended, not required.

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