From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 13 16:14:18 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B996716A4CE for ; Mon, 13 Dec 2004 16:14:18 +0000 (GMT) Received: from lakermmtao09.cox.net (lakermmtao09.cox.net [68.230.240.30]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 329A943D3F for ; Mon, 13 Dec 2004 16:14:18 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from A.J.Caines@halplant.com) Received: from mail.halplant.com ([68.105.184.54]) by lakermmtao09.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.04.00 201-2131-117-20041022) with ESMTP id <20041213161418.MVBI1713.lakermmtao09.cox.net@mail.halplant.com> for ; Mon, 13 Dec 2004 11:14:18 -0500 Received: by mail.halplant.com (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 420AF550A; Mon, 13 Dec 2004 11:14:17 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 11:14:17 -0500 From: Andrew J Caines To: ports@FreeBSD.org Message-ID: <20041213161417.GC78095@hal9000.halplant.com> Mail-Followup-To: ports@FreeBSD.org References: <20041212000009.GB86390@xor.obsecurity.org> <41BD7521.6020302@btopenworld.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <41BD7521.6020302@btopenworld.com> Organization: H.A.L. Plant X-PGP-Fingerprint: C59A 2F74 1139 9432 B457 0B61 DDF2 AA61 67C3 18A1 X-Powered-by: FreeBSD 4.10-STABLE X-URL: http://halplant.com:88/ X-Yahoo-Profile: AJ_Z0 X-ICQ: 283813972 Importance: Normal User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Subject: Re: "Being a port maintainer" document X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Andrew J Caines List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 16:14:18 -0000 Matt, > I have some very basic C/C++ skills but am reluctant to take on > maintainership(?) of any ports for fear of lack of skill. I have no such fear and rely on my relationship with the original developer(s) to help with build or runtime issues I can't fix or answer on the couple of ports I maintain. Then again, I maintain easy ports which probably aren't used by too many folks. So, go far it and take maintainership. If it gets too much, you can give it up without shame. -Andrew- -- _______________________________________________________________________ | -Andrew J. Caines- Unix Systems Engineer A.J.Caines@halplant.com | | "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary | | safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" - Benjamin Franklin, 1759 |