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From: Paul de Vrieze <pauldv@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: packages going into the tree with non-gentoo maintainers
Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2006 13:58:11
Message-Id: 200609031555.32262.pauldv@gentoo.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] Re: packages going into the tree with non-gentoo maintainers by Stefan Schweizer
1 On Sunday 03 September 2006 13:57, Stefan Schweizer wrote:
2 > Kevin F. Quinn wrote:
3 > > I don't think it's a good idea for devs to be putting stuff into the
4 > > tree without taking responsibility for it.
5 >
6 > sure I can put myself in there but it will help no one because I cannot
7 > test the thing. Furthermore I am actually part of maintainer-needed and
8 > commit fixes there. I am also on the maintainer-needed email alias.
9 >
10 > Also maintainer-needed makes obvious to everyone that they do not have to
11 > ask me to fix sth. or take over the package -> less communication overhead.
12
13 For this stuff, add a comment to the metadata.xml file. Don't do it in this
14 less than obvious way. The maintainer must still be someone with a gentoo
15 email.
16
17 Paul
18
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20 Paul de Vrieze
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