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Date:      Sat, 16 Jun 2007 00:40:22 +0200
From:      "Timur I. Bakeyev" <timur@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Mark Linimon <linimon@lonesome.com>
Cc:        infofarmer@FreeBSD.org, "Timur I. Bakeyev" <timur@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, ports-committers@FreeBSD.org, Shaun Amott <shaun@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: ports/converters/p5-WAP-wbxml Makefile ports/databases/p5-Relations Makefile ports/databases/p5-Relations-Query Makefile ports/devel/p5-Shell-Source Makefile ports/devel/p5-Test-MockTime Makefile ports/net/samba-pdbsql Makefile ports/
Message-ID:  <20070615224022.GA54878@com.bat.ru>
In-Reply-To: <20070615164345.GE15431@soaustin.net>
References:  <cb5206420706150829u2ef9ee07p3d06c9625ea50f80@mail.gmail.com> <20070615155501.GA24337@charon.picobyte.net> <20070615164345.GE15431@soaustin.net>

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On Fri, Jun 15, 2007 at 11:43:45AM -0500, Mark Linimon wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 15, 2007 at 04:55:02PM +0100, Shaun Amott wrote:
> > On Fri, Jun 15, 2007 at 07:29:59PM +0400, Andrew Pantyukhin wrote:
> > > 
> > > New committers are also encouraged to bring their
> > > "Whom:" lines to some normal form - I assume for you
> > > it's Timur I. Bakeyev <timur@FreeBSD.org> - for
> > > consistency.
> > > 
> > 
> > The header should never be touched, IMHO. Changing it would imply that
> > Timur created the port after becoming a committer.
> 
> My understanding is that we don't change it after it is committed.

My feeling is that these lines are small contribution of recognition of
the efforts of the original port creater. After all, besides a line in
contributors.sgml he gets nothing else :)

So, I'd rather keep them there for sentimantal reasons :)

As for the repocopy, I guess new owner has all the rights to put his name
there :)

With regards,
Timur



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