Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2000 20:36:09 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@picnic.mat.net> To: Doug Barton <Doug@gorean.org> Cc: FreeBSD-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Removing ports maintainers Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0004232035000.331-100000@picnic.mat.net> In-Reply-To: <390393C3.71FDEAC@gorean.org>
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On Sun, 23 Apr 2000, Doug Barton wrote: > Chuck Robey wrote: > > > If this is being done because Kris can't get a response when he wants > > changes, and he doesn't want to wait, I think that possibly he's doing > > folks a disservice, because I think some mainatainer is probably better > > than none at all, and for the majority of what he's doing, that's going to > > be the ultimate effect. > > There are two benefits I can see for removing an inactive maintainer. > One, it gives people who need information or would like to suggest > improvements a channel that is more likely to be responsive than an > inactive maintainer. The other is that it will encourage someone who > takes an interest in a port to step forward and volunteer to maintain > it. OK. I wanted to see it get a bit more open discussion. I won't object any more to it. > > Doug > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include C & Java programming, FreeBSD, chuckr@picnic.mat.net | electronics, communications, and signal processing. New Year's Resolution: I will not sphroxify gullible people into looking up fictitious words in the dictionary. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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