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Date:      Wed, 18 Jul 2018 09:59:50 +0200
From:      Kurt Jaeger <pi@freebsd.org>
To:        Mathieu Arnold <mat@freebsd.org>
Cc:        Yuri <yuri@freebsd.org>, ports-committers@freebsd.org, svn-ports-all@freebsd.org, svn-ports-head@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r474820 - in head/graphics: . diff-pdf
Message-ID:  <20180718075950.GY967@fc.opsec.eu>
In-Reply-To: <20180718072531.kauobgwo5xidvv5j@atuin.in.mat.cc>
References:  <201807171752.w6HHqPGY086343@repo.freebsd.org> <20180717205936.vknaxlrewnjv5rsc@atuin.in.mat.cc> <98365d7c-b252-f0b6-77ee-fe7e37474e33@freebsd.org> <20180718072531.kauobgwo5xidvv5j@atuin.in.mat.cc>

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Hi!

> On Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 05:28:03PM -0700, Yuri wrote:
> > On 07/17/18 13:59, Mathieu Arnold wrote:
> > > The PR adds version 0.2.  Any good reason why you silently updated the
> > > software without asking the maintainer about it?
> > 
> > 
> > Yes, there is a good reason: the version 0.2 is from May 23, 2013, and the
> > latest commit is much more recent, only 7 months old.
> 
> That is a reason, a bad one maybe.  Certainly not a good one.  Why did
> not you consult with the maintainer before updating the port he created?
> How can you be sure he aggres with it?

That is a *bit* over the top.

No sane maintainer will complain if the committer updates the
submitted port to a newer version, as long as functionality isn't
affected.

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