Re: git: 8bd89ab595cb - main - deskutils/qownnotes: the port had been updated to version 26.3.3

On 2026-03-06 21:40, Mathieu Arnold wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 06, 2026 at 05:50:56PM +0100, Daniel Engberg wrote:
>> On 2026-03-06 08:05, Alexey Dokuchaev wrote:
>>> The branch main has been updated by danfe:
>>>
>>> URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/ports/commit/?id=8bd89ab595cb9f03ab29068b1a0c08795d438781
>>>
>>> commit 8bd89ab595cb9f03ab29068b1a0c08795d438781
>>> Author:     Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@FreeBSD.org>
>>> AuthorDate: 2026-03-06 07:04:40 +0000
>>> Commit:     Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@FreeBSD.org>
>>> CommitDate: 2026-03-06 07:04:40 +0000
>>>
>>>       deskutils/qownnotes: the port had been updated to version 26.3.3
>>>       Reduce vertical space to help Makefile maintainability by merging
>>>       sporadic use of helpers and two per-flavor conditionals into one;
>>>       drop needless default flavor assignment.
>> You've now introduced more regressions (check portlint) and review
>> https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/porters-handbook/book/#flavors-using .
>> Please fix your commit or back it out.
> 
> I'd like to address this calmly but clearly: the ports tree does not
> have a single maintainer enforcing a unified style, and that's by
> design. Committers are free to make reasonable stylistic choices within
> their own ports, provided the result is correct and maintainable.
> 
> Helpers exist to assist. Their use is encouraged but not mandatory. In
> some cases, explicit constructs are simply more readable, and that is a
> legitimate trade-off that other contributors are entitled to make.
> 
> We would all appreciate it if this could be discussed as peers rather
> than as a rule-setter and a rule-follower. Alexey already addressed the
> concerns about a specific pattern that you had. Ultimately, style
> decisions belong to the maintainer of each port, not to third-party
> reviewers.
> 

...and if you're is not the maintainer and the process for timeout and 
taking over maintainership have been bypassed numerous of times by 
looking at commit log?

Best regards,
Daniel