Email nagging, was: Re: Ports with version numbersgoingbackwards: graphics/gd,japanese/gd, ukrain...

[Mark Linimon]

On Wed, 13 Oct 2004, Edwin Groothuis wrote:

> I like solid arguments, but can you please explain what N and what
> On Tue, Oct 12, 2004 at 06:43:55PM -0500, Mark Linimon wrote:
> > On Wed, 13 Oct 2004, Oliver Eikemeier wrote:
> > 
> > > Uhm, I wonder why you are fine with hourly `INDEX build failed' 
> > > messages, but oppose those addressing PORTVERSION. Any crucial 
> > > difference I'm missing?
> > 
> > N ports vs M ports, N >> M.
> 
> M stands for?

INDEX builds can affect around 11700 ports.  A bad port checkin
probably affects 1-10 ports.  11700 >> 10.

i.e. people will more happily tolerate gripe-email about something
that affects 11700 ports than one that affects 10.

mcl