From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 23119 invoked by uid 1002); 22 Apr 2003 16:59:36 -0000 Mailing-List: contact gentoo-dev-help@gentoo.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Received: (qmail 27249 invoked from network); 22 Apr 2003 16:59:35 -0000 Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 12:59:33 -0400 From: Jon Portnoy To: Klavs Klavsen Cc: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Message-ID: <20030422165933.GB7131@cerberus.oppresses.us> References: <1050997108.2986.28.camel@amd.vsen.dk> <1051016369.4102.46.camel@entropy> <200304221726.35741.danarmak@gentoo.org> <200304221557.42803.aoyu93@dsl.pipex.com> <1051027209.2986.81.camel@amd.vsen.dk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1051027209.2986.81.camel@amd.vsen.dk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Ebuilds not getting in :( X-Archives-Salt: e4f67580-3d86-4ed3-aa0a-732f8ff9436f X-Archives-Hash: a259a48f3fe3a7e1e75ed46a97017587 On Tue, Apr 22, 2003 at 06:00:09PM +0200, Klavs Klavsen wrote: > On Tue, 2003-04-22 at 16:57, Peter Ruskin wrote: > > On Tuesday 22 Apr 2003 15:26, Dan Armak wrote: > > > The second will facilitate quick acceptance of user-submitted ebuilds > > > in some way - probably drawing upon the submitters in one way or > > > another. > > > > I'm more than willing to maintain ebuilds I submit. > > > > Same here. What are the requirements for being a maintainer? > I don't think one has to make the newest version available ASAP. > This f.ex. didn't happen with drip - which was why I created a new > version myself. > > I think people who submit ebuilds should automacally be added as > maintainer of the ebuild. If they contribute with a newer version of a > given ebuild - then they should be added as maintainer - keeping the old > maintainer too. > > It's a Community distro and I don't think anyone will mind - as long as > it's all build on volutarity - ie. make a newer version if you like - > don't if you don't. The problem is that we can't just give everyone who submits an ebuild or two commit access. We are, however, stepping up recruiting somewhat with a recruiting email address. There are also ideas floating around for ways to make it easier for users to get ebuilds into the tree quicker. -- Jon Portnoy avenj/irc.freenode.net -- gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list