Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2015 16:42:04 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: freebsd-ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 199582] ports-mgmt/portmaster ADOPT (take MAINTAINER) Message-ID: <bug-199582-13-RXO5tGTs75@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> In-Reply-To: <bug-199582-13@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> References: <bug-199582-13@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=199582 Chris Hutchinson <portmaster@bsdforge.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |portmaster@bsdforge.com --- Comment #2 from Chris Hutchinson <portmaster@bsdforge.com> --- (In reply to John Marino from comment #1) > Chris, > I know is this going to come off rude, but I don't know how to sugar coat > what comes next. > > The maintenance of portmaster requires committer-level expertise -- real > in-depth knowledge of the ports system which is a fast moving target. In my > opinion you haven't demonstrated the level of expertise that I suspect is > required. > > This is not a typical "hey, throw my name of it" port. It should be > maintained at an official level or honestly removed. > > I almost think the maintainership should be restricted to committers. Not > to be exclusive but because it's rare non-committers have the knowledge (and > when they acquire it, they are recruited to be committers) As always, I *greatly* appreciate your candor, whether I like the sound of it, or not. I also appreciate your consideration. I disagree with nearly none of what you state here; save my ability to manage this port. I quite agree that this is not a simple task, and I have long used, and wanted the opportunity to maintain this port. It is my opinion that users of this port might be better served, if it were converted to Perl; providing the ability to break it up into modules, so as to make the *enormous* collection of routines it is now composed of, *far* more manageable, and coherent. No? Thanks you again, John -- really. --Chris -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
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