Re: Ports maintainer or adopting a port

2007-03-31 Thread Beech Rintoul
On Friday 30 March 2007, Kimi Ostro said: Hello list Not sure if this is appropriate for this list, basically I am looking to hear from past, current and future ports maintainers: is it fun? what are the requirements? (besides time) what does it mean to you? do you recommend it? best way to

Re: Ports maintainer or adopting a port

2007-03-31 Thread Beech Rintoul
On Friday 30 March 2007, Beech Rintoul said: On Friday 30 March 2007, Kimi Ostro said: Hello list Not sure if this is appropriate for this list, basically I am looking to hear from past, current and future ports maintainers: is it fun? what are the requirements? (besides time) what

Re: Ports maintainer or adopting a port

2007-03-31 Thread John Nielsen
On Saturday 31 March 2007, Kimi Ostro wrote: Not sure if this is appropriate for this list, basically I am looking to hear from past, current and future ports maintainers: is it fun? I maintain a couple ports. Both were new in that they weren't in the ports collection before I submitted

Ports maintainer or adopting a port

2007-03-30 Thread Kimi Ostro
Hello list Not sure if this is appropriate for this list, basically I am looking to hear from past, current and future ports maintainers: is it fun? what are the requirements? (besides time) what does it mean to you? do you recommend it? best way to get started? what do I need to know about

Re: Ports maintainer or adopting a port

2007-03-30 Thread Garrett Cooper
Kimi Ostro wrote: Hello list Not sure if this is appropriate for this list, basically I am looking to hear from past, current and future ports maintainers: is it fun? what are the requirements? (besides time) what does it mean to you? do you recommend it? best way to get started? what do I

Re: Ports maintainer

2006-11-01 Thread Lowell Gilbert
Lane [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Tuesday 31 October 2006 21:33, Robert Huff wrote: Kevin Brunelle writes: On Tuesday 31 October 2006 21:43, Miguel Vazquez Gocobachi wrote: I am interesting to be a ports maintainer for FreeBSD project. What need I do? Find a port that needs

Re: Ports maintainer

2006-11-01 Thread Jerry McAllister
Hi there! I am interesting to be a ports maintainer for FreeBSD project. What need I do? How about adopting /usr/ports/net/arla. It no longer works in FreeBSD 6.xxx because of changes in the way locks work. The process is simple - make it work and identify yourself as being willing

Re: Ports maintainer

2006-11-01 Thread Robert Huff
Lowell Gilbert writes: I am interesting to be a ports maintainer for FreeBSD project. What need I do? Find a port that needs a maintainer and take over it or find a program not in ports and bring it in. I'll get a jump on the process, and nominate www

Ports maintainer

2006-10-31 Thread Miguel Vazquez Gocobachi
Hi there! I am interesting to be a ports maintainer for FreeBSD project. What need I do? Thanks a lot. Miguel -- Miguel Vazquez Gocobachi Web Developer/Designer| Phone: (662) 1744395 139 Arroyo hondo, Nacameri| Home: (662) 2516753 Hermosillo, Son 83287 MX | GPG: 4A6E14B1

Re: Ports maintainer

2006-10-31 Thread Kevin Brunelle
On Tuesday 31 October 2006 21:43, Miguel Vazquez Gocobachi wrote: Hi there! I am interesting to be a ports maintainer for FreeBSD project. What need I do? Thanks a lot. Miguel Find a port that needs a maintainer and take over it or find a program not in ports and bring

Re: Ports maintainer

2006-10-31 Thread Robert Huff
Kevin Brunelle writes: On Tuesday 31 October 2006 21:43, Miguel Vazquez Gocobachi wrote: I am interesting to be a ports maintainer for FreeBSD project. What need I do? Find a port that needs a maintainer and take over it or find a program not in ports and bring

Re: Ports maintainer

2006-10-31 Thread Lane
On Tuesday 31 October 2006 21:33, Robert Huff wrote: Kevin Brunelle writes: On Tuesday 31 October 2006 21:43, Miguel Vazquez Gocobachi wrote: I am interesting to be a ports maintainer for FreeBSD project. What need I do? Find a port that needs a maintainer and take over it or find