Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 14:01:26 -0300 From: Fernan Aguero <fernan@iib.unsam.edu.ar> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: "Being a port maintainer" document Message-ID: <20041213170126.GC4121@iib.unsam.edu.ar> In-Reply-To: <20041212000009.GB86390@xor.obsecurity.org> References: <20041212000009.GB86390@xor.obsecurity.org>
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+----[ Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> (13.Dec.2004 10:04): | [snipped] | -- but we need | some form of document we can show them that lists the rights and | responsibilities of port maintainers, so they have an idea of what's | expected from them. The porters' handbook does a good job of | describing the details of constructing a port, but not the | higher-level aspects of being a port maintainer. I completely agree. | e.g. | | * Updating the port when a new version is released | | * Pushing local changes back upstream to the original authors | | * Fixing port errors reported by the package build cluster | | * Dealing with user support requests, at least by pointing them to the | upstream developers for cases where it's not clearly a FreeBSD | port-specific problem. | | * Evaluating PRs submitted against the port | | * Responding to change requests in a timely manner (2 weeks). | | * ... I would add a section on uses and costumes on the relationship between maintainers and committers. What mailing lists are read by committers? When is it OK to bug a committer personally? Is it OK to bug the same committer that worked on the same port on a previous PR? Do all committers work on any PR? Or perhaps they like to restrict themselves to a few areas or categories (perl, gnome, etc.) Perhaps this more for a FAQ ... in any case these are all questions that I've asked myself over time. If you've been reading a few freebsd mailing lists for some time, you get to know the answers. Some of these are flexible issues (every committer/maintainer would of course have their personal preferences), but I think a rough guide can be of much help to newbie maintainers. Fernan | | Can someone write up such a document? | | Kris | +----]
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