Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 15:00:45 -0400 (EDT) From: Bill Fumerola <billf@jade.chc-chimes.com> To: Archie Cobbs <archie@whistle.com> Cc: jkh@zippy.cdrom.com, asami@FreeBSD.org, ache@FreeBSD.org, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/mail/adcomplain Makefile ports/mail/adcomplain/files md5 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990513145859.26528J-100000@jade.chc-chimes.com> In-Reply-To: <199905131745.KAA28081@bubba.whistle.com>
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On Thu, 13 May 1999, Archie Cobbs wrote:
> SO.... just have CVS emit a warning message when someone attempt to
> commit anything explaining the situation .. eg, "If you have not been
> given explicit permission to commit, press CTRL-C now!!"
That could be a hack I can live with.
> My point is that human error is not a resolvable problem. The system
> is the problem. We should adjust the system to accomodate the humans.
Human error is a quite resolvable problem.
> Maybe with more 'obvious' emails to this list, or whatever. In any case,
> no amount of yelling after the fact is going to prevent the same thing
> from happening in the future with some new committer, etc.
(1) The mail couldn't have been more obvious, without being ALL CAPS.
(2) New committers recieve a neat document explaining all of these things.
Whoever gives them their privledges should probably also explain
these things the first time.
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