[beports] Re: [RFC] cURL patch
- From: Brecht Machiels <brecht@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: beports@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 11:30:53 +0200
On Sat, 2008-05-24 at 17:08 +0200, Andreas Färber wrote:
> Am 24.05.2008 um 16:10 schrieb Ingo Weinhold:
>
> > On 2008-05-24 at 09:36:58 [+0200], Andreas Färber <andreas.faerber@xxxxxx
> > > wrote:
> >> Please add your Acked-by: when you've reviewed it.
> >
> > Do you use some tool that requires it?
>
> No. I believe the Linux kernel developers started this convention and
> it's slowly spreading to other projects. It helps keep a searchable
> record of who was involved in a patch/contribution. The maintainers
> won't read this mailing list to find out it's been reviewed by others,
> so while there are no strict requirements on numbers of acks, it gives
> the maintainers an indication that it's not completely bogus.
It might be good to provide some functionality on the HaikuPorts website
to record this? Perhaps tickets can be used (using a new component
"RFC"?). Comments to this ticket can serve to acknowledge.
Of course, it will still be necessary to announce a new RFC on the
mailing list.
Regards,
Brecht
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