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Date:      Thu, 25 Jan 2024 18:07:10 -0800
From:      Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com>
To:        Tom Rushworth <tom.b.rushworth@gmail.com>
Cc:        Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com>, ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: sysutils/nut maintainer mail rejection
Message-ID:  <20240126020710.70DF838B@slippy.cwsent.com>
In-Reply-To: <CAOaF7tPhtJ-v_2%2BjDv4RqqzGxtR9cnvE%2BXhR2md%2BKXuCfB_ebg@mail.gmail.com>
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In message <CAOaF7tPhtJ-v_2+jDv4RqqzGxtR9cnvE+XhR2md+KXuCfB_ebg@mail.gmail.c
om>
, Tom Rushworth writes:
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> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
>
> Hi Cy,
>
> On 2024-01-25 17:07, Cy Schubert wrote:
> > In message
> <CAOaF7tMgiZ37s0vLsTtW1at92C-qpeo7kKtg+nutcREV92ECPg@mail.gmail.c
> > om>
> > , Tom Rushworth writes:
> [snip]
> >>
> >> Which port should I use - sysutils/nut or sysutils/nut-devel ?  So far
> >> the only changes needed are to drivers/Makefile.am and the actual new
> >> driver source.
> >
> > I won't accept a patch for an experimental driver until a pull request to
> > our upstream has been submitted first, then only to the -devel port. If
> > they refuse to accept the patch, I will need to remove it from the port as
> > well.
> All reasonable.
> >
> > Another option may be to add an option for an experimental driver from
> > which we can fetch your sources from. You'd need to provide a URL. I'm not
> > prepared to add the patch cart blanche because if it breaks I'm not
> > prepared to diagnose and debug it for you.
> Too much work for something there might be no-one else using.  There can't
> be too many CFR1500's out there, and even fewer in the FreeBSD world :).
> >
> > Preferred is an upstream pull request. Their URL is
> > https://github.com/networkupstools/nut.
> I'll go that route.
> >
> > BTW, I found the problematic postfix rule and have fixed it. Sorry about
> > the bother.
> It wasn't a bother, I'm the one asking for stuff after all.
>
> This message will work as a test :)

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