Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2018 10:33:52 +0200 From: Kurt Jaeger <pi@freebsd.org> To: Mathieu Arnold <mat@freebsd.org> Cc: Kurt Jaeger <pi@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: <20180718083352.GA967@fc.opsec.eu> In-Reply-To: <20180718082800.c7gsxgidodyasmtr@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> <20180718075950.GY967@fc.opsec.eu> <20180718080825.pfvoiusov34egc7w@atuin.in.mat.cc> <20180718081715.GZ967@fc.opsec.eu> <20180718082800.c7gsxgidodyasmtr@atuin.in.mat.cc>
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Hello, > > > I did not say it was a bad idea to update the submitted port. I said it > > > was a bad idea to do it without asking the submitter first. > > I disagree: Waiting for submitter response on minor changes > > does slow down or even stall the intended action. Yes, it might > > educate the submitter, but at the expense of committer patience. > > If we have better tools to estimate the submitter response time/quality, > > that might change, but until then, it's better to ask for foregiveness > > than to ask for permission. > I totally agree, for minor changes, as explained in [1]. Changing the > version of the software is not a minor change. It is, most of the time. > For this port, it should take about 2 minutes to create a patch > with the new version, and open a PR with the update. >From my experience, it would take more time. I'd rather not touch a port/PR than do this dance. -- pi@FreeBSD.org +49 171 3101372 2 years to go !
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