From owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG  Sat Jun  3 22:33:33 2006
Return-Path: <owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG>
X-Original-To: cvs-all@freebsd.org
Delivered-To: cvs-all@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 032F516A476;
	Sat,  3 Jun 2006 22:33:33 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from linimon@lonesome.com)
Received: from mail.soaustin.net (mail.soaustin.net [207.200.4.66])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B5FC043D48;
	Sat,  3 Jun 2006 22:33:32 +0000 (GMT)
	(envelope-from linimon@lonesome.com)
Received: by mail.soaustin.net (Postfix, from userid 502)
	id 4A5C04CC6; Sat,  3 Jun 2006 17:33:32 -0500 (CDT)
Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2006 17:33:32 -0500
To: Peter Jeremy <peterjeremy@optushome.com.au>
Message-ID: <20060603223332.GA26432@soaustin.net>
References: <200606031355.k53Dtq9f037874@repoman.freebsd.org>
	<4481A857.9040308@FreeBSD.org>
	<20060603221808.GB713@turion.vk2pj.dyndns.org>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Disposition: inline
In-Reply-To: <20060603221808.GB713@turion.vk2pj.dyndns.org>
User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i
From: linimon@lonesome.com (Mark Linimon)
Cc: Marcus Alves Grando <mnag@freebsd.org>, cvs-ports@freebsd.org,
	Andrew Pantyukhin <sat@freebsd.org>, cvs-all@freebsd.org,
	ports-committers@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/misc/compat5x Makefile pkg-descr
X-BeenThere: cvs-all@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
List-Id: CVS commit messages for the entire tree <cvs-all.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/cvs-all>,
	<mailto:cvs-all-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/cvs-all>
List-Post: <mailto:cvs-all@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:cvs-all-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/cvs-all>,
	<mailto:cvs-all-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2006 22:33:33 -0000

On Sun, Jun 04, 2006 at 08:18:08AM +1000, Peter Jeremy wrote:
> I presume this was triggered by the recent thread on -ports
> encouraging people to take ownership of unloved ports.  Unfortunately,
> this (and the other FreeBSD compat ports) are exceptions where the
> general rule that "maintainer = ports implies unloved" doesn't hold.

Right.  There are a few ports that are considered "key ports" that in
the past we have wanted only handled by senior developers who are aware
of all the possible complications.  There is no hard-and-fast rule for
this.  I'm sorry if the original claimant wasn't aware of this.

mcl