Daniel Drake <dsd <at> gentoo.org> writes:
> You have to log in first. OK, excellent clarity. > > Is this an actual huminoid/cyborg, or a solicitation for somebody > > to maintain the package? > Hah. It has to be a person :) > > OK, I see his name at the bottom, but, if he's to be the 'substantiator' > > of the jffnms ebuild, wouldn't he have fulfilled the > > maintainer-needed email address?Or do developers do these things > > in silence, clandestinely and then become the maintainer when the > > package is stable? Or ebuild the package and then hand it off > > to a poezrrr such as myself? I'm just not sure what the semantics are here. > Could mean anything. He might have written an ebuild before trying the > software, then decided the software wasn't worth it, or the ebuild writing was > too hard, who knows. But you got a developer posting an ebuild on your > new-ebuild bug - thats a lot more attention than a lot of these ebuild bugs > get. I'd suggest you try the ebuild, and email him thanking him for writing > it, letting him know that it works, and possibly offering your knowledge of > the application to help develop the ebuild further. Motivate the developer to > work on it and it will make progress :) > (again, you'll need to log in to see email addresses) Well thank you for 'turning on the light' how this whole process works... I may appear stupid, but, I had no idea what to do or expect.... Simple, yet a very clear answer.....<add this to the bugzilla documentation> > > Also, being over 45 puts me at a disadvantage with the lingo and > > thought processes employed by those youthful minds...... > > Anyway it's been a month since his comments. Maybe he's bored with jffnms, > > or it's too difficult to create an ebuild, and he has given up and the > > package is orphaned? How would I know, just sit around with a digit > > up where no sun shines? > You can ask him, either on the bug or by email. I did not want to piss anyone off, as some folks seem high_strung over naive questions..... I guess I've been growled_at a few too many times.... > > Surely it does not take a capable person a month to install Jffnms. > > 1/3 of my attempts (on Debian) actuallywork, until I screwed something > > up. It's not an easy package to install or configure. But, when it > > is setup correctly, it a fantastic Network Management Package..... > > My strengths are more hardware and device driver type of stuff. > > I'm definately not the web/application specialist it takes to conquer > > a package such as jffnms. But, if the package has been orphaned, which > > I'm still trying to ascertain, then I have no choice but to noodle > > at the jffnms ebuild, do I? Whether I poez as the maintainer is > > a horse of another color, methinks..... > Other interested developers may come along, find the bug, and put it into > portage. Unfortunately this isn't very likely as maintaining an ebuild is a > big commitment and a lot of work, and many us already have a big enough > collection under our belts... Ahhh, see how simple it is to explain to the commoners what's going on. Now I'd be more likely to take on being a poezrrr_package_perveyor.... especially if I did not get my head (verbally) bitten off for stupid mistakes.... > >>No, we lack decent bugzilla documentation but hopefully this > >>will be resolved soon... > > Now your teasing me? > > Can we peep at the unfinished work, if wezz promise to withhold > > questions and comments? > I don't think anyones started it yet. :( > It's something I've been meaning to do for a long time but have not got round > to it. You have been most helpful. Sorry if my ignorance offends any readers of this list....... James -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
