New port with maintainer ports@FreeBSD.org [was: Question about maintainers]

[Simon Barner]

Roman Neuhauser wrote:

[...]
>     If I create a new port for software I want to use on
>     FreeBSD (but don't want to maintain the port), I'll use
> 
>     # New ports collection makefile for:    $whatever
>     # Date created:         $right_now
>     # Whom:                 Roman Neuhauser
>     ...
>     MAINTAINER=		ports at FreeBSD.org

Please don't do that! Otherwise you will force other people to fix, mark
BROKEN or deprecate the port if it doesn't work properly, and I think,
that's a bit unfair:

You created it, because you obviously need it, but you don't consider it
important enough that you also take some care of it, e.g. fix build errors on
other platforms, take care of bug reports, security issues etc.

If you just need the port, but don't want to risk having to invest some
more time for looking after it, please consider not submitting the port
with maintainer ports at FreeBSD.org but keeping it locally. Otherwise, you
shift your responsibilities onto others, who also only have a limited amount
of time.

I've Cc'ed Kris, who once had this plea not to commit new ports with
maintainer ports@, in case he wants to correct me or add something.

Simon
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