On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 09:31:19AM +0400, Ruslan Mahmatkhanov wrote:
> Thomas Abthorpe wrote on 19.01.2012 07:35:
> > tabthorpe    2012-01-19 03:35:49 UTC
> >
> >    FreeBSD ports repository
> >
> >    Modified files:
> >      databases/p5-Pg      Makefile
> >      databases/p5-postgresql-plperl Makefile
> >      databases/pgaccess   Makefile
> >      databases/postgresql-docs Makefile
> >      databases/postgresql-jdbc Makefile
> >      databases/postgresql-libpgeasy Makefile
> >      databases/postgresql-libpq++ Makefile
> >      databases/postgresql-libpqxx Makefile
> >      databases/postgresql-pltcl Makefile
> >      databases/postgresql-tcltk Makefile
> >      databases/postgresql82-contrib Makefile
> >      databases/postgresql82-server Makefile
> >      databases/postgresql83-contrib Makefile
> >      databases/postgresql83-server Makefile
> >      databases/postgresql84-contrib Makefile
> >      databases/postgresql84-server Makefile
> >      databases/postgresql90-contrib Makefile
> >      databases/postgresql90-server Makefile
> >      databases/postgresql91-contrib Makefile
> >      databases/postgresql91-server Makefile
> >      devel/p5-Cache-Simple-TimedExpiry Makefile
> >      mail/mulberry        Makefile
> >      print/html2ps-letter Makefile
> >      www/mod_jk           Makefile
> >      www/mod_jk-apache2   Makefile
> >    Log:
> >    - Reset ports due to maintainer timeouts and lack of response to emails
> >
> >    With hat:       portmgr
> 
> Maybe postgresql-one's should be turned to `community maintained'? I 
> mean setting maintainer to databases@. Because it's quite important 
> peace of software and lack of maintainership/awaiting for timeouts hurts 
> too many people.
> 
> -- 
> Regards,
> Ruslan
> 
> Tinderboxing kills... the drives.

Seeing this (and other large type ports) go to a community based group
is not a bad idea.  I do, however, strongly feel that this is a
judgement call that the maintainer should make at a time when they feel
overwhelmed by the workload.

That said, I know that Chris is a receptive candidate, and will gladly
entertain all patches and PRs that are given to him.


Thomas

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