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Date:      Wed, 12 Mar 2014 12:27:01 +0400
From:      Dmitry Sivachenko <demon@FreeBSD.org>
To:        marino@freebsd.org
Cc:        svn-ports-head <svn-ports-head@freebsd.org>, svn-ports-all <svn-ports-all@freebsd.org>, "Timur I. Bakeyev" <timur@FreeBSD.org>, Xin LI <delphij@freebsd.org>, "ports-committers@freebsd.org" <ports-committers@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r347949 - in head/net: samba36 samba4 samba41
Message-ID:  <716B2664-E940-4B24-8D11-71325127A1E0@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <53201627.8060100@marino.st>
References:  <201403120107.s2C17UgI088987@svn.freebsd.org> <CALdFvJGqKbQcJB4axBBaGZE=WrnC%2BdA4dBq9oEE6S%2Bh_zVb7hw@mail.gmail.com> <53201627.8060100@marino.st>

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On 12 =D0=BC=D0=B0=D1=80=D1=82=D0=B0 2014 =D0=B3., at 12:09, John Marino =
<freebsd.contact@marino.st> wrote:

> On 3/12/2014 07:19, Timur I. Bakeyev wrote:
>> The practice of certain commiters just randomly picking up ports and
>> making changes there without contacting maintainer beforehand becomes
>> more and more annoying and abusive recently.
>>=20
>> I've spent all night, trying to put all the stacked changes all =
together
>> and test Samba ports when at a commit attempt suddenly learn, that
>> someone felt the urge to interfere and bump port versions just cause =
he
>> was in a mood. Well, thanks a lot.
>>=20
>> And yes, I hate to change PORTREVISION.
>>=20
>> Have a nice day.
>=20
> Er, what?
> It was a security update.
> All the dependent ports had to be bumped in order to force incremental
> builders to pick up the security fix.
> As a bystander, I see nothing wrong with what happened, nor do I
> categorize that as abuse.
>=20
> My quick judgement of the day: He's right, you are wrong.
>=20
> I hope your day is nice too.
>=20


Actually updating vuln.xml is enough to warn people about vulnerability.
So the actual update of the port could be easily postponed for some =
time, provided maintainer is responsive and update could be easily =
coordinated.

Your attitude does not encourage people to participate you know.




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