Date: Tue, 4 May 1999 19:16:46 -0400 From: Tim Vanderhoek <vanderh@ecf.utoronto.ca> To: Matthew Jacob <mjacob@feral.com> Cc: Eivind Eklund <eivind@FreeBSD.org>, Guy Helmer <ghelmer@scl.ameslab.gov>, "Kenneth D. Merry" <ken@plutotech.com>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/usr.bin/mt mt.1 Message-ID: <19990504191646.A98883@mad> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.04.9905041522070.14744-100000@feral.com>; from Matthew Jacob on Tue, May 04, 1999 at 03:25:53PM -0700 References: <19990504232121.C49159@bitbox.follo.net> <Pine.LNX.4.04.9905041522070.14744-100000@feral.com>
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On Tue, May 04, 1999 at 03:25:53PM -0700, Matthew Jacob wrote: > > > > the case at once. You can't even rely on e-mail on the subject coming > > back as a way of finding out when to handle it. > > Send the email. Wait a reasonable period of time (fudge factor- 10 line > change == 10 minute, 100 line change == 100 minutes, 1000 line change == > overnight) and then make the change. The point here is to allow a nominal Ahuhahuh. I've periodically bounced my copy of a commit message to someone who I think might be interested, but for small changes I'm really reluctant to go much further. Of course, all this assumes the person making the change is confident. BTW, the handbook does have a little to say on this matter. -- This .sig is not innovative, witty, or profund. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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