From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 8 14:38:29 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 06E1916A4CE for ; Thu, 8 Jan 2004 14:38:29 -0800 (PST) Received: from ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com (ms-smtp-01-lbl.southeast.rr.com [24.25.9.100]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B823D43D45 for ; Thu, 8 Jan 2004 14:38:25 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from marcus@FreeBSD.org) Received: from creme-brulee.marcuscom.com (rrcs-midsouth-24-172-16-118.biz.rr.com [24.172.16.118]) i08McMKY023328; Thu, 8 Jan 2004 17:38:22 -0500 (EST) Received: from [10.2.1.4] (vpn-client-4.marcuscom.com [10.2.1.4]) i08Mc4xc028059; Thu, 8 Jan 2004 17:38:04 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from marcus@FreeBSD.org) From: Joe Marcus Clarke To: Ceri Davies In-Reply-To: <20040108223051.GZ8322@submonkey.net> References: <1073599686.752.62.camel@gyros> <20040108221340.GY8322@submonkey.net> <1073600861.752.65.camel@gyros> <20040108223051.GZ8322@submonkey.net> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-eWNiam+7/xoQDugqijtM" Organization: FreeBSD, Inc. Message-Id: <1073601518.752.75.camel@gyros> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.5 Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2004 17:38:38 -0500 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=2.61 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.61 (1.212.2.1-2003-12-09-exp) on creme-brulee.marcuscom.com X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine cc: doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: PLEASE REVIEW: MAINTAINER policy addendum to porters-handbook X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2004 22:38:29 -0000 --=-eWNiam+7/xoQDugqijtM Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="=-2cp6VgvreyhDe1Bzv3mF" --=-2cp6VgvreyhDe1Bzv3mF Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, 2004-01-08 at 17:30, Ceri Davies wrote: > On Thu, Jan 08, 2004 at 05:27:41PM -0500, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote: > > On Thu, 2004-01-08 at 17:13, Ceri Davies wrote: > > > On Thu, Jan 08, 2004 at 05:08:06PM -0500, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote: > > > > Attached is a patch to the porter's handbook that spells out the > > > > policies regarding maintainer timeout, AWOL maintainers, and specia= l > > > > privileges granted to portmgr@ and so@. Can someone please review = these > > > > changes, and let me know if they are okay to commit? Thanks. > > >=20 > > > Looks fine from a docbook point of view, Joe, but I think perhaps > > > "holidays" could be better defined; do you mean "the maintainer is on > > > holiday", or "public holidays"? If the latter, whose? > >=20 > > I was referring to public holidays. MY main point here was big holiday= s > > like Christmas where a lot of people are generally traveling or AFK. > >=20 > > >=20 > > > > + If the maintainer of a port does not respond to a an= update > > > > + request from a user after two weeks (excluding holidays)= , then > > >=20 > > > I wouldn't normally be picky, but this is a policy definition. > >=20 > > You're absolutely right. Do you have a suggestion on how this can be > > clarified? Thanks. >=20 > Perhaps "excluding major public holidays"? Sounds good. New diff with everyone's comments is attached. Thanks. 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