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Date:      11 May 2000 11:07:47 -0400
From:      Lowell Gilbert <lowell@be-well.ilk.org>
To:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   serverity/priority criteria (was Re: ports/18499)
Message-ID:  <44hfc55dmk.fsf@lowellg.ne.mediaone.net>
In-Reply-To: <jedgar@FreeBSD.ORG>'s message of "Thu, 11 May 2000 06:29:05 -0700 (PDT)"
References:  <200005111329.GAA04345@freefall.freebsd.org>

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<jedgar@FreeBSD.ORG> writes:

> Although I doubt this PR would be considered 'serious'.

I've kind of wondered about this myself.  The problem keeps the port
from building.  What are the criteria for determining an appropriate
severity and priority for ports PRs?  If you go by the send-pr
documentation, it seems reasonable to say that this problem was in
fact not serious but *critical*, because "the ... component ... is
completely non-operational..."  on the theory that the PR applies to
the port as a component.  However, that would make nearly all ports
bugs "critical," which seems a little silly.

My own inclination in my own PRs has been that a non-working port is
severe but not necessarily a high priority.  A high priority would be
more like fixing a security hole.  I can kind of see an argument for
looking at it the other way around, though.  



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