Do we need a few more ports reviewers/committers?

[Aaron Dalton]

Conrad J. Sabatier wrote:
> 
> I know that a number of the people involved in reviewing and committing
> ports are also quite busily involved in other areas of FreeBSD, so if I
> can help in any way to lighten their load and allow them to focus more
> on their other duties, I'd certainly be delighted to do so.
> 

Unfortunately not only are reviewers and committers busily involved in 
other areas of FreeBSD, many are *very* busily involved in life.  As a 
personal example, just as I had a chunk of time to commit to my ports 
list, there was a freeze.  When the freeze lifted, I found myself in the 
middle of final exams and papers.  Add to that the fact that new 
committers have their submissions reviewed by mentors who also have very 
busy lives, it really can take months to get a port processed.

If your port has been "taken", feel free to email the responsible 
committer.  Personally, even if I don't always have time to review 
ports, I can certainly send a quick reply to an email.

If your port is still languishing in limbo, it's not alone.  New 
committers *have* been added of late and hopefully that will help.

My 2cents :)
Cheers!
-- 
Aaron Dalton
aaron at FreeBSD.org
FreeBSD Ports Committer