Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 21:55:33 -0800 From: Garrett Cooper <youshi10@u.washington.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ports maintainer or adopting a port Message-ID: <460DF7D5.3050600@u.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <42b497160703302141u617afb24u1b9235bfcd909b45@mail.gmail.com> References: <42b497160703302141u617afb24u1b9235bfcd909b45@mail.gmail.com>
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Kimi Ostro wrote:
> Hello list
>
> Not sure if this is appropriate for this list, basically I am looking
> to hear from past, current and future ports maintainers:
>
> is it fun? what are the requirements? (besides time) what does it mean
> to you? do you recommend it? best way to get started? what do I need
> to know about FreeBSD & Ports?
>
> I am looking at adopting a port or two and looking to gain more
> insight, maybe someone that can do projects page for ports? which
> holds a list of unmaintained ports??
Kimi,
<2 cents>Like many things it's fulfilling to look at a hard day's
(or a few minutes, hours, etc, the lesser of the bunch) and be satisfied
at what you've accomplished, for this is a community effort and not a
one-way street. (not meaning to sound hippy~ish, but..) Ideally everyone
should help one another out and benefit the entire community as a whole.
That's what this is designed for. </2 cents>
You should subscribe to the ports@ list though. There's periodically
a list of broken ports sent out, and inquiries about port maintainers,
etc. Very similar to what you're looking into I believe.
Cheers,
-Garrett
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