From owner-freebsd-ports-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Mar 5 22:23:05 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: freebsd-ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 50D9D16A420 for ; Sun, 5 Mar 2006 22:23:05 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from itetcu@people.tecnik93.com) Received: from it.buh.tecnik93.com (it.buh.tecnik93.com [81.196.204.98]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BAFEB43D45 for ; Sun, 5 Mar 2006 22:23:04 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from itetcu@people.tecnik93.com) Received: from it.buh.tecnik93.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by it.buh.tecnik93.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 99FFD17427; Mon, 6 Mar 2006 00:23:03 +0200 (EET) Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 00:23:03 +0200 From: Ion-Mihai Tetcu To: Dmitry Marakasov Message-ID: <20060306002303.2d77c679@it.buh.tecnik93.com> In-Reply-To: <20060305221953.GA926@hades.panopticon> References: <20060305221953.GA926@hades.panopticon> X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 2.0.0 (GTK+ 2.8.12; i386-portbld-freebsd6.1) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: opinions on porting software in alpha state? X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Ports bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 22:23:05 -0000 On Mon, 6 Mar 2006 01:19:53 +0300 Dmitry Marakasov wrote: > Hi! > > I've successfully ported some software products, but now I doubt > if I should actually submit these ports, because these programs are > in alpha state. They are usable, yes, but as it may be expected > from alphas they are quite buggy, and some functions don't work. > So I wanted to ask for opinions - are such ports welcome or > should I better wait for more mature releases? Please ask this on ports@ -- IOnut - Unregistered ;) FreeBSD "user" "Intellectual Property" is nowhere near as valuable as "Intellect" Uncontrolled power will turn even saints into savages. And we can all be counted on to live down to our lowest impulses. -- Parmen, "Plato's Stepchildren", stardate 5784.3