Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 17:42:48 +0200 From: Simon Barner <barner@FreeBSD.org> To: Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu>, ports@freebsd.org Cc: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Subject: Re: New port with maintainer ports@FreeBSD.org [was: Question about maintainers] Message-ID: <20050728154248.GA943@zi025.glhnet.mhn.de> In-Reply-To: <20050727230523.GB54954@isis.sigpipe.cz> References: <C3B81AFDB8A5DFB5AB566CC4@utd59514.utdallas.edu> <42E81050.7090305@cs.tu-berlin.de> <66A226C3557B48ED535E3FED@utd59514.utdallas.edu> <20050727230523.GB54954@isis.sigpipe.cz>
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--YiEDa0DAkWCtVeE4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Roman Neuhauser wrote: [...] > If I create a new port for software I want to use on > FreeBSD (but don't want to maintain the port), I'll use >=20 > # New ports collection makefile for: $whatever > # Date created: $right_now > # Whom: Roman Neuhauser > ... > MAINTAINER=3D ports@FreeBSD.org Please don't do that! Otherwise you will force other people to fix, mark BROKEN or deprecate the port if it doesn't work properly, and I think, that's a bit unfair: You created it, because you obviously need it, but you don't consider it important enough that you also take some care of it, e.g. fix build errors = on other platforms, take care of bug reports, security issues etc. If you just need the port, but don't want to risk having to invest some more time for looking after it, please consider not submitting the port with maintainer ports@FreeBSD.org but keeping it locally. Otherwise, you shift your responsibilities onto others, who also only have a limited amount of time. I've Cc'ed Kris, who once had this plea not to commit new ports with maintainer ports@, in case he wants to correct me or add something. Simon --YiEDa0DAkWCtVeE4 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFC6Pz4Ckn+/eutqCoRApgIAKCtSRzwijKY72r4WMP93/YoP0POdwCgu7sE C4qKriMhxwN097EvBaKSSxg= =Rwgt -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --YiEDa0DAkWCtVeE4--
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