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From: "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@over-yonder.net>
To: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@FreeBSD.org>
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Subject: Re: PLEASE REVIEW: MAINTAINER policy addendum to porters-handbook
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On Thu, Jan 08, 2004 at 05:27:41PM -0500 I heard the voice of
Joe Marcus Clarke, and lo! it spake thus:
> 
> > 
> > > +        <para>If the maintainer of a port does not respond to a an update
> > > +          request from a user after two weeks (excluding holidays), then
> > 
> > I wouldn't normally be picky, but this is a policy definition.
> 
> You're absolutely right.  Do you have a suggestion on how this can be
> clarified?  Thanks.

How about something like "after two weeks (taking common holidays into
account)"?


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