Date: Sun, 21 Sep 1997 13:46:51 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu> To: "Stephen J. Roznowski" <sjr@home.net> Cc: ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Making ports Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970921134629.24355L-100000@Journey2.mat.net> In-Reply-To: <199709211717.NAA13914@istari.home.net>
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On Sun, 21 Sep 1997, Stephen J. Roznowski wrote: > > From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu> > > Subject: Making ports > > > > As a suggestion to porters: > > > > If you announce a port, or (more likely) post it via GNATS, and don't > > bother to give even the most cursory explanation of what it is or what it > > does, then don't be surprised it everyone decides to ignore it. > > > > Just giving the filename ISN'T sufficient, not if you want someone to > > volutarily check your port. It might happen, but it's not terribly > > likely. > > Okay, but where is the proper place to remind people to process > ports that have been sent in via send-pr? (and yes, it did have > a multiline description... :-) > Right here is a good place. Why don't yo do it now? > > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@eng.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and picnic, both FreeBSD (301) 220-2114 | version 3.0 current -- and great FUN! ----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------
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