From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 9 15:04:34 2007 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 3BF9F16A417 for ; Thu, 9 Aug 2007 15:04:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kris@obsecurity.org) Received: from elvis.mu.org (elvis.mu.org [192.203.228.196]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2633F13C483 for ; Thu, 9 Aug 2007 15:04:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kris@obsecurity.org) Received: from rot26.obsecurity.org (elvis.mu.org [192.203.228.196]) by elvis.mu.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C82651A4D7E; Thu, 9 Aug 2007 08:03:32 -0700 (PDT) Received: by rot26.obsecurity.org (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 8177CBA2B; Thu, 9 Aug 2007 11:04:33 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2007 11:04:33 -0400 From: Kris Kennaway To: Thomas Zander Message-ID: <20070809150433.GB2431@rot26.obsecurity.org> References: <46B64819.5080606@FreeBSD.org> <20070805220156.GA25122@rot26.obsecurity.org> <786602c60708090659w6ecf14f6y9ef4b8e55eea17c8@mail.gmail.com> <20070809141339.GA1383@rot26.obsecurity.org> <786602c60708090759u5278715ct4492254dcfb7f0a5@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <786602c60708090759u5278715ct4492254dcfb7f0a5@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Cc: FreeBSD - Ports , Kris Kennaway Subject: Re: for Thomas E. Zander, mplayer maintainer. 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: Thu, 09 Aug 2007 15:04:34 -0000 On Thu, Aug 09, 2007 at 10:59:49PM +0800, Thomas Zander wrote: > On 09/08/07, Kris Kennaway wrote: > > Try to imagine the situation if it was reversed. Suppose you were > > trying to send email about a problem or suggested improvement to > > someone in the project, but that person bounced your mail with a > > sweeping generalization like "Rejected: too many germans are spammers > > and you might be one too". How would that make you feel? > > Probably it would feel very similar to submitting a patch for an open > problem that is flawlessly picked up by whatever bug reporting system > $project is currently using and then nobody is taking care of it for > several years? > Or does it feel similar like getting mails saying "Your port is crap. Fix it!"? > Don't patrionise me. I did not intend for something like this to happen. > > > I trust you'll take steps to restore the ability of our russian users > > (and other groups who may be filtered in bulk by your mail server) to > > contact you by email. > > Sure. But I also would have done it without your explicit, additional, > and frankly somewhat arrogant looking comment. Sergey's mail would > have been completely sufficient. Excellent, glad to hear it. Kris