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Date:      Sat, 18 May 2019 21:46:39 +0200
From:      Jan Beich <jbeich@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Adam Weinberger <adamw@adamw.org>
Cc:        Wen Heping <wen@freebsd.org>, svn-ports-head@freebsd.org, Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@freebsd.org>, svn-ports-all@freebsd.org, ports-committers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r501789 - in head: . lang lang/clips
Message-ID:  <36lb-zgtc-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> <A13A10C4-FA01-45CA-8C9F-FFC78C13194C@adamw.org>

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Adam Weinberger <adamw@adamw.org> writes:

>> 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> w=
rote:
>>>>> 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        (r27347=
8)
>>>>> +++ head/lang/clips/Makefile  Thu May 16 13:56:16 2019        (r50178=
9)
>>>>> @@ -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=
.html
>> [3] https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2012-September/078=
319.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

Where is the policy documented?



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