cvs commit: ports/devel/apr Makefile distinfo pkg-plist ports/devel/apr/files patch-apr-util_build_dbm.m4 patch-apr-util_configure patch-apr_hints.m4

[Thomas Abthorpe]

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On Saturday 05 July 2008 16:02:40 Craig Rodrigues wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 05, 2008 at 03:54:53PM -0400, Philip M. Gollucci wrote:
> > The patch in the PR actually used Tools/scripts/bump_version.pl to bump
> > all those ports, but it was for *some* reason not committed,
>
> I chose to err on the side of caution, and submit separate PR's to the
> different port maintainers, since I don't like to blindly commit to
> ports which I know nothing about.
> I hate it when people blindly commit to APR, so I don't want to do
> the same thing to other ports.
>
> While you submit many good ports patches, I don't really trust your
> track record.  If you had an actual ports commit bit, then you
> would have more credibility with me to submit mega-patches which
> affect many ports.  If someone who knows you better can sponsor
> you for a commit bit, then you can take on more of this responsibility
> for yourself, instead of dumping mega-patches for committers to pick up

This seems a litle harsh, the strength of the FreeBSD Project is it's 
volunteers, whether you are part of  the "cabal" with a @FreeBSD.org address 
or not.

Philip's track record speaks volumes. His work is thorough, and well composed. 
The fact he went through the effort to prepare a mega-patch shows his 
attention to detail. 

How many times has somebody simply filed a patch with no thought of the 
repercussions of it's impact, leaving other committers and portmgr needing to 
cleanup in it's wake? Almost too numerous to count, but I am sure we have all 
experienced it.

Philip's contribution to the project in the 10 months I have been a committer 
can easily be quantified by a PR count and a port count, but the the 
intangible is the time he has spent in the background working in opensource, 
with a net result benefit to FreeBSD. Let us not discount the time he has 
spent in IRC providing feedback, and helping others along.

Let's not summarily dismiss somebody just because they don't have the best 
address on the 'net. Seems to me we all started in that position.

Ok, I will get out of the pulpit now.


Thomas

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Thomas Abthorpe		| FreeBSD Committer
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