Date: Mon, 07 May 2012 12:58:39 -0700 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: Chris Rees <utisoft@gmail.com> Cc: cvs-ports@freebsd.org, Sergey Skvortsov <skv@freebsd.org>, cvs-all@freebsd.org, ports-committers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/archivers/p5-PerlIO-gzip Makefile ports/archivers/p5-PerlIO-via-Bzip2 Makefile ports/comms/p5-Device-SerialPort Makefile ports/converters/p5-Text-Iconv Makefile ports/databases/p5-Cache-Memcached-XS Makefile ports/databases/p5-C Message-ID: <4FA8296F.4070405@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <CADLo83_YhoUhUeAUoC4quKhT%2B0M8jT85dnPSJu76dM8JLuXKzg@mail.gmail.com> References: <CADLo83_YhoUhUeAUoC4quKhT%2B0M8jT85dnPSJu76dM8JLuXKzg@mail.gmail.com>
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On 05/07/2012 12:47, Chris Rees wrote:
>
> On 7 May 2012 20:15, "Doug Barton" <dougb@freebsd.org
> <mailto:dougb@freebsd.org>> wrote:
>>
>> On 05/07/2012 08:42, Sergey Skvortsov wrote:
>> > Pass maintainership of almost of my "p5-*" ports to "perl@".
>> >
>> > (I hope updating of them will be improved).
>>
>> Did you discuss this with anyone from perl@? The list should not be used
>> as a dumping ground for unloved p5-* ports. It may have been better to
>> pass these to ports@ instead.
>>
>
> I'd rather have them in perl@ than ports@; it means anyone is allowed to
> update them rather than messing with approval etc. Note that Sergey
> didn't say he wouldn't update them again (or imply it IMO)
I don't understand your answer. MAINTAINER= ports@ means that anyone can
update them. Traditionally, MAINTAINER= perl@ means that a specific
group of people have accepted responsibility for maintenance.
If you're saying, as part of the perl@ team, that this policy has
changed, so be it.
Doug
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