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From: Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@freebsd.org>
To: Tobias Kortkamp <tobik@freebsd.org>
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Subject: Re: svn commit: r493354 - in head/sysutils: . py-bitrot
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On Tue, Feb 19, 2019 at 04:11:05AM -0500, Tobias Kortkamp wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 19, 2019, at 09:29, Alexey Dokuchaev wrote:
> > On Tue, Feb 19, 2019 at 08:18:08AM +0000, Tobias Kortkamp wrote:
> > > New Revision: 493354
> > > URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/ports/493354
> > > 
> > > Log:
> > >   New port: sysutils/py-bitrot
> > >   
> > >   Detects bit rotten files on the hard drive to save your precious
> > >   photo and music collection from slow decay.
> > > 
> > > Added: head/sysutils/py-bitrot/pkg-descr
> > > ...
> > > @@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
> > > +Detects bit rotten files on the hard drive to save your precious
> > > +photo and music collection from slow decay.
> > > +
> > > +WWW: https://github.com/ambv/bitrot
> > 
> > This is pretty useless port description as it tells nothing about how
> > it defines and detects "bit rot" and how this prevents "slow decay".
> 
> Sure, can you please contact the maintainer or upstream about it?

In this case (if upstream and maitainer fail to provide sensible port
description), you as the committer should perform a quick review of the
software and come up with our (FreeBSD's) own.  We should not offer a
half-baked stuff to our users.  They should have some idea of what they
are about to install.

./danfe