From owner-freebsd-ports-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 5 01:43:18 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: freebsd-ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CE52A16A402 for ; Fri, 5 May 2006 01:43:18 +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 E35EB43D6D for ; Fri, 5 May 2006 01:43:15 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from linimon@lonesome.com) Received: by mail.soaustin.net (Postfix, from userid 502) id 4D4E42E9A; Thu, 4 May 2006 20:43:15 -0500 (CDT) Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 20:43:15 -0500 To: Jo Rhett Message-ID: <20060505014315.GB22804@soaustin.net> References: <200605050000.k4500blB001868@freefall.freebsd.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200605050030.k450UPk2002963@freefall.freebsd.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i From: linimon@lonesome.com (Mark Linimon) Cc: freebsd-ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ports/95708: freebsd startup script for sec port X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Ports bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 05 May 2006 01:43:18 -0000 On 04/05/2006, Jo Rhett wrote: > I'm highly amused that I would be asked to make some changes, when > the request for said changes requires more typing than making the > changes. This is what, 41 characters different? Some maintainers object, vociferously, to any change made to their ports without their approval. Therefore, the default policy is that maintainers need to be asked, because it is too difficult to remember which maintainers will complain and which won't. This is a classical case of "damned if you do, damned if you don't." mcl