From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 27 11:54:41 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6B6881065670 for ; Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:54:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerry@seibercom.net) Received: from mail-yw0-f68.google.com (mail-yw0-f68.google.com [209.85.213.68]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1A0988FC08 for ; Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:54:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: by ywt2 with SMTP id 2so269734ywt.7 for ; Wed, 27 Apr 2011 04:54:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.236.185.66 with SMTP id t42mr2625360yhm.335.1303905280311; Wed, 27 Apr 2011 04:54:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: from scorpio.seibercom.net (twdp-174-109-142-001.nc.res.rr.com [174.109.142.1]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id i10sm347913yhd.10.2011.04.27.04.54.38 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Wed, 27 Apr 2011 04:54:39 -0700 (PDT) Received: from seibercom.net (zeus [192.168.1.1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: freebsd-ports.user@scorpio.seibercom.net) by scorpio.seibercom.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 3QKKTT1Q32z2CG54 for ; Wed, 27 Apr 2011 07:54:37 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 07:54:36 -0400 From: Jerry To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20110427075436.70ae18ac@seibercom.net> In-Reply-To: References: <4DB7B237.7000603@marino.st> Organization: seibercom.net X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.9 (GTK+ 2.22.1; amd64-portbld-freebsd8.2) Face: iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAADAAAAAwBAMAAAClLOS0AAAAJFBMVEUeH4oAAI3//v8LDHmw s8gyNZ/b3ej7+vn+/v////+PjIc8Plaj/TnQAAACNElEQVQ4jaXUvW/aQBQAcFtKGZLFT+YY 3D1SR9SKoRMncE3IggU4kicGi1JYOgQwyYrgnLlSzhsoNkTuVJEp+ef6ztiAoV3aJ+QPfufn s987S/5fQvoXYPjztmfc514Ks+5JfGUCfrzt4+VabF+jwEV4DGEXN8N4p16sPLxHX07/V3qX yfF5D2H6K4V8j9NkyAphvkjBembD5PDFk3zeTzP1jcksyaV9w+d4ELmUoOp8N2p8uQVyhTAT uawnKNH2mie5lJp48mscUcbJUvg0mR6APwAoye9AMyWozY4gAh0vcxa5FJ4TKCuODESWtfkB 8AEQSupUXNIYH8FSC2w8X3eMBNbbVJpJ7MgECO5yJ9DUEWCYkzNAlsRsgwLQ1GkWqELbkDOh 1bUzoHagYkNh9MXlK/MQoA42gTxz2bhPM2DJedm8MZx6cNfJgEZJ5cmwPp5FZ/Ye8O2qTrFV dgOrHkZRBoheJiGrRquwAhnQ6GeTePPerWVmQelAQ5lwNqtvQd2lcooAV74/zR1BIRS19fy5 ru+B/8ReW9pYKMPjt609zDaitHHTGOO+Zu7gHvsKE7XbeE1QVuJXomIFuZgUJdXQdhpqEELc /e8RLjfi+cQ01yMdWot8UcCVxEWHEkcUrsDGuhaIEoM9kfgAR6jxHcmEV7tNURAl8KTHN9iF McKGFHGO62O62UMpbmlVuogQ7ndL8zXCiLeBy3xpfrqaXS/+AHDG4o8AvhuPeezD/3xL/hy/ Adjlg2odglF2AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: Re: How are [MAINTAINER] patches handled and why aren't PRs FIFO? X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:54:41 -0000 On Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:57:47 +0400 arrowdodger <6yearold@gmail.com> articulated: > On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 10:05 AM, John Marino > wrote: > > > Several days ago, I submitted a patch for a port I maintain: > > ports/156541 "[MAINTAINER] Upgrade lang/gnat-aux to release > > version and add C++" > > > > Nobody has touched it, but many other PRs after that submission > > have been assigned, etc. > > Ha, i've submitted mine about two months ago and still no luck. Personally, I believe that the current system, if not partially broken, is far from ideal. I would prefer to see a system where each submitted PR is assigned a specific number (I believe it is actually) and then assigned in numeric order to the next available committer. That committer would then be responsible for either committing the PR/Port/Whatever within a preset time frame, or informing the original submitter why the said article was not/could not be approved at the present time. Allowing a submitter to languish while pondering what has become of their document certainly does seem justified. I am sure that the old, "But they are all volunteers", or some such tirade will erupt. It must be remembered that those who submit items for approval are also volunteers. They deserve at least as much respect as those who are actively working on those submitted items. -- Jerry ✌ jerry+ports@seibercom.net Disclaimer: off-list followups get on-list replies or get ignored. Please do not ignore the Reply-To header. __________________________________________________________________ Every time you manage to close the door on Reality, it comes in through the window.