Date: Sat, 18 May 2019 13:26:37 -0600 From: Adam Weinberger <adamw@adamw.org> To: Jan Beich <jbeich@freebsd.org> Cc: Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@freebsd.org>, Wen Heping <wen@freebsd.org>, svn-ports-head@freebsd.org, svn-ports-all@freebsd.org, ports-committers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r501789 - in head: . lang lang/clips Message-ID: <A13A10C4-FA01-45CA-8C9F-FFC78C13194C@adamw.org> In-Reply-To: <v9y7-zit9-wny@FreeBSD.org> References: <201905161356.x4GDuH46087910@repo.freebsd.org> <20190518102821.GA62145@FreeBSD.org> <CAP7rwci=2zOy_mvJ7A=oGnVehQnH-8_TER027RW7JjSPvFANYA@mail.gmail.com> <v9y7-zit9-wny@FreeBSD.org>
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> On May 18, 2019, at 13:03, Jan Beich <jbeich@freebsd.org> wrote: >=20 > Adam Weinberger <adamw@adamw.org> writes: >=20 >>> On Sat, May 18, 2019 at 4:28 AM Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@freebsd.org> wro= te: >>>> On Thu, May 16, 2019 at 01:56:17PM +0000, Wen Heping wrote: >>>> New Revision: 501789 >>>> URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/ports/501789 >>>>=20 >>>> Log: >>>> - Re-add lang/clips >>>>=20 >>>> Modified: head/lang/clips/Makefile >>>> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D >>>> --- head/lang/clips/Makefile Mon May 2 14:05:45 2011 (r273478)= >>>> +++ head/lang/clips/Makefile Thu May 16 13:56:16 2019 (r501789)= >>>> @@ -1,40 +1,32 @@ >>>> -# New ports collection makefile for: clips >>>> -# Date created: 8 July 2001 >>>> -# Whom: Douglas Anestad <yotta@dougdidit.com> >>>=20 >>> It would probably be more polite to retain original port author (as >>> Created by), unless you've asked him and he agreed for his credit line >>> to be dropped. >>=20 >> Alexey is right, but it's not just polite. It is policy. That "Created >> by" line must not be removed unless the original author agrees to it. >> Please, add it back when you have a chance. >=20 > "Created by" is not documented anywhere after it was dropped[1] from > Porter's Handbook years ago. According to the original discussion[2] > there was no strong agreement to keep the line even then. And when > portmgr@ made the decision[3] it didn't consult a lawyer in order > to establish how much consent is required. >=20 > How such a policy is different from a cargo cult? >=20 > [1] https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/50149 > [2] https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2012-August/077801.h= tml > [3] https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2012-September/07831= 9.html I=E2=80=99m not getting dragged into this game again. What I said earlier is= our policy, and has been for years.=20 # Adam =E2=80=94 Adam Weinberger adamw@adamw.org https://www.adamw.org=
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