Date: Fri, 6 May 2005 04:48:46 +0300 From: Ion-Mihai Tetcu <itetcu@people.tecnik93.com> To: David Adam <zanchey@ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au> Cc: FreeBSD gnats submit <FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: docs/80681: articles/problem-reports: don't tell people they should sumbit a PR each time they see an outdated port Message-ID: <20050506044846.2473f92c@it.buh.tecnik93.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.58.0505060845440.6097@mussel.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au> References: <1115337385.0@it.buh.tecnik93.com> <Pine.LNX.4.58.0505060845440.6097@mussel.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au>
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On Fri, 6 May 2005 08:55:52 +0800 (WST) David Adam <zanchey@ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au> wrote: > On Fri, 6 May 2005, Ion-Mihai IOnut Tetcu wrote: > > --- problem-reports_article.sgml.diff begins here --- > > --- doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/problem-reports/article.sgml.orig Fri May 6 02:41:02 2005 > > +++ doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/problem-reports/article.sgml Fri May 6 02:48:55 2005 > > @@ -106,7 +106,15 @@ > > <para>Notification of updates to externally maintained > > software (mainly ports, but also externally maintained base > > system components such as BIND or various GNU > > - utilities).</para> > > + utilities). In ports case there are 2 possibilities: the port > > + has no maitainer (MAINTAINER=ports@freebsd.org) in which case > > + if your PR doesn't contain a patch there are not many chances > > + somebody will stand up and do it) or the port is maintained, > > + in which case either the maintainer already knows about the > > + update and for various reasons (no time, there's a problem in > > + the new version, etc.) he hasn't submitted an update yet or if > > + he doesn't know you should always try first to contact him > > + directly and fill a PR only if you get no timle respose</para> > > This sentence could, well, use some work. yeh :) > Why not just "If you are reporting a new version of a port, try to contact > the port's maintainer first."? So that I don't see PR but post on ports@ ? Well, it will be an improvement, at least no one will have to close them. -- IOnut Unregistered ;) FreeBSD "user"
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