Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 12:00:55 +0300 From: Ion-Mihai "IOnut" Tetcu <itetcu@FreeBSD.org> To: Jo Rhett <jrhett@svcolo.com> Cc: Mark Linimon <linimon@lonesome.com>, freebsd-ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ports/95708: freebsd startup script for sec port Message-ID: <20060715120055.7782e16a@it.buh.tecnik93.com> In-Reply-To: <20060715040705.GF33499@svcolo.com> References: <200605050000.k4500blB001868@freefall.freebsd.org> <20060505014315.GB22804@soaustin.net> <20060715040705.GF33499@svcolo.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 21:07:05 -0700 Jo Rhett <jrhett@svcolo.com> wrote: > > On 04/05/2006, Jo Rhett wrote: > > > I'm highly amused that I would be asked to make some changes, when > > > the request for said changes requires more typing than making the > > > changes. This is what, 41 characters different? > > On Thu, May 04, 2006 at 08:43:15PM -0500, Mark Linimon wrote: > > Some maintainers object, vociferously, to any change made to their ports > > without their approval. Therefore, the default policy is that maintainers > > need to be asked, because it is too difficult to remember which maintainers > > will complain and which won't. This is a classical case of "damned if you > > do, damned if you don't." > > I'm not certain we're talking about the same thing. > > Bouncing a patch back to me for a 12-character replacement seemed silly. [I don't know the case in question here.] In addition, in general, bouncing back a change to the maintainer is also a learning experience that, hopefully, will teach them not to make the same mistake next time. You'd amazed how much we have to deal with same mistakes over and over again. -- IOnut - Un^d^dregistered ;) FreeBSD "user" "Intellectual Property" is nowhere near as valuable as "Intellect" BOFH excuse #168: le0: no carrier: transceiver cable problem? [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFEuK7HBX6fi0k6KXsRAq+ZAJ9ikm71ntKfBQTvVIWg90wxDiLmgQCgp58a znodk5XRbJZwxe2kVZ0obhI= =i2J3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----home | help
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