From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 29 10:39:11 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D52B916A4CE; Thu, 29 Jul 2004 10:39:11 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mailout1.informatik.tu-muenchen.de (mailout1.informatik.tu-muenchen.de [131.159.0.18]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 140EB43D53; Thu, 29 Jul 2004 10:39:11 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from langd@informatik.tu-muenchen.de) Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 12:39:05 +0200 From: Daniel Lang To: Michael Nottebrock , imp@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20040729103905.GA96098@atrbg11.informatik.tu-muenchen.de> References: <20040727223701.07D1B5D08@ptavv.es.net> <20040727211314.N80850@xeon.unixathome.org> <20040728170042.GA28008@grummit.biaix.org> <200407282034.34549.michaelnottebrock@gmx.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200407282034.34549.michaelnottebrock@gmx.net> X-Geek: GCS/CC d-- s: a- C++$ UBS++++$ P+++$ L- E-(---) W+++(--) N++ o K w--- O? M? V? PS+(++) PE--(+) Y+ PGP+ t++ 5+++ X R+(-) tv+ b+ DI++ D++ G++ e+++ h---(-) r+++ y+ User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at informatik.tu-muenchen.de cc: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: /usr/ports/UPDATING announcement (was: Re: Xorg built fails on CURRENT: can't find Xauth.h) X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 10:39:12 -0000 Hi, Michael Nottebrock wrote on Wed, Jul 28, 2004 at 08:34:31PM +0200: [..] > That's all somewhat beside the point, IMHO (although it really should be > documented in the handbook). It was announced (here), many people saw it, > others didn't. And people will still miss things regardless of how many > places you announce them in. [..] But I guess, a really large amount of FreeBSD users do read the src/UPDATING file. Why not announce the counter-part there? A small paragraph on top, above or below the "Why is 5.x slow" item, or maybe just a regular dated entry (but should have a current date, not one of the past, or people will again miss it). Here is a sample entry (no patch, as my UPDATING is not up to date): [..] Please note, that there is now a separate /usr/ports/UPDATING file to comment on important changes affecting ports (like the XFree86 -> Xorg transition). You are strongly advised to also check /usr/ports/UPDATING in addition this file. [..] Best regards, Daniel -- IRCnet: Mr-Spock - Work is for people, who don't surf - Daniel Lang * dl@leo.org * +49 89 2600 8122 * http://www.leo.org/~dl/