so we can all see the huge number of patches that are listed on
www.qmail.org, and i'd be willing to bet that anyone who has used qmail for
more than a day or so has had to use at least one of those patches.
i'm not particularly against the idea of patching my software to make it
meet my needs. it is kind of a pain, but once it's done it's done and i
don't have to worry about it. the only problem i have is, let's say
there's a bugfix or cosmetic improvement to qmail at some point and the
main source is changed, then i have to repatch and so on.
i'm not going to attempt to say which patches "should" be folded into the
main distribution, nor if any patches should be folded in at all (or,
because of the possibility of licensing on some patches, whether they even
CAN be). i am, however, curious as to how djb views these patches, and
whether any of them will be integrated into the main distribution anytime
soon.
it might be interesting if people had a way to rate the usefulness of
various patches, both for general usefulness and how well the patch
integrates into qmail (that is, whether it should really be a patch or a
separate program).
just some random thoughts as i sit here late.
shag
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