From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 13 19:57:14 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 1EFFD106566B; Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:57:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.com) Received: from tower.berklix.org (tower.berklix.org [83.236.223.114]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 97C198FC14; Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:57:13 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mart.js.berklix.net (pD9FBE9F1.dip.t-dialin.net [217.251.233.241]) (authenticated bits=0) by tower.berklix.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id p8DJvAtZ017234; Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:57:11 GMT (envelope-from jhs@berklix.com) Received: from fire.js.berklix.net (fire.js.berklix.net [192.168.91.41]) by mart.js.berklix.net (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id p8DJv5d5065864; Tue, 13 Sep 2011 21:57:05 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.com) Received: from fire.js.berklix.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by fire.js.berklix.net (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p8DJuxeE062191; Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:57:05 GMT (envelope-from jhs@fire.js.berklix.net) Message-Id: <201109131957.p8DJuxeE062191@fire.js.berklix.net> To: Chris Rees From: "Julian H. Stacey" Organization: http://www.berklix.com BSD Unix Linux Consultancy, Munich Germany User-agent: EXMH on FreeBSD http://www.berklix.com/free/ X-URL: http://www.berklix.com In-reply-to: Your message "Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:25:01 BST." Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 21:56:59 +0200 Sender: jhs@berklix.com Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ports-system priorities rant (Re: sysutils/cfs) X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:57:14 -0000 Hi, Reference: > From: Chris Rees > Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:25:01 +0100 > Message-id: Chris Rees wrote: > On 13 September 2011 18:54, Julian H. Stacey wrote: > > Hi, > > Reference: > >> From:         Chris Rees > >> Date:         Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:44:37 +0100 > >> Message-id:   > > > > Chris Rees wrote: > >> On 12 September 2011 22:18, Julian H. Stacey wrote: > >> > Matthias Andree wrote: > >> >> >> An obscure piece of software is undesirable (and shouldn't be ported in > >> >> >> the first place). > >> >> > > >> >> > Bullshit! > >> >> > >> >> I think that suffices.  If the discussion is getting emotional, we > >> >> should stop it. > >> > > >> > No. You should stop advocating killing ports, or leave, or be revoked. > >> > FreeBSD would be better without immature ports slaughterers. > >> > > >> > >> Julian, > >> > >> Your arguments have become excessively ad-hominem, and please don't > >> think you're upsetting anyone in the slightest with them. > >> > >> Use rational and technical arguments, or take a break. > >> > >> Chris > > > > Your proposal to remove procmail among others was ridiculous. > > Please consider resigning Chris. > > > > Not mine. > > Please consider reading mailing lists properly rather than jumping to > conclusions. > > Chris Chris Rees You are False. You posted this: http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2011-September/069860.html > Chris Rees utisoft at gmail.com > Sun Sep 4 16:56:37 UTC 2011 > > Guys, > > I've had to deprecate sysutils/cfs -- there's a confirmed issue with > failing locks [1] which has been open for two years with no fix. > > Please would someone consider stepping up to fix and maintain it? It > has two months to live. > > Thanks! > > Chris > > [1] http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=ports/137378 > - - > Chris Rees | FreeBSD Developer You then pressurised new Maintainer to fix quick or delete, despite several of us told you in use working fine for ages. Chris Rees, you are butchering ports/ You were give a commit bit 11th June 2011. http://www.freebsd.org/news/newsflash.html Its time that commit bit was revoked to protect ports/ along with perhaps 3 other misguided butchers' commit bits, perhaps one of whom might have been your commit mentor. Cheers, Julian -- Julian Stacey, BSD Unix Linux C Sys Eng Consultants Munich http://berklix.com Reply below, not above; Indent with "> "; Cumulative like a play script. Format: Plain text. Not HTML, multipart/alternative, base64, quoted-printable. http://www.softwarefreedomday.org 17 Sept, http://berklix.org/sfd/ 22 Oct.