svn commit: r501789 - in head: . lang lang/clips

[Jan Beich]

Adam Weinberger <adamw at adamw.org> writes:

> On Sat, May 18, 2019 at 4:28 AM Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe at freebsd.org> wrote:
>> On Thu, May 16, 2019 at 01:56:17PM +0000, Wen Heping wrote:
>> > New Revision: 501789
>> > URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/ports/501789
>> >
>> > Log:
>> >   - Re-add lang/clips
>> >
>> > Modified: head/lang/clips/Makefile
>> > ==============================================================================
>> > --- head/lang/clips/Makefile  Mon May  2 14:05:45 2011        (r273478)
>> > +++ head/lang/clips/Makefile  Thu May 16 13:56:16 2019        (r501789)
>> > @@ -1,40 +1,32 @@
>> > -# New ports collection makefile for:   clips
>> > -# Date created:        8 July 2001
>> > -# Whom:                Douglas Anestad <yotta at dougdidit.com>
>>
>> It would probably be more polite to retain original port author (as
>> Created by), unless you've asked him and he agreed for his credit line
>> to be dropped.
>
> Alexey is right, but it's not just polite. It is policy. That "Created
> by" line must not be removed unless the original author agrees to it.
> Please, add it back when you have a chance.

"Created by" is not documented anywhere after it was dropped[1] from
Porter's Handbook years ago. According to the original discussion[2]
there was no strong agreement to keep the line even then. And when
portmgr@ made the decision[3] it didn't consult a lawyer in order
to establish how much consent is required.

How such a policy is different from a cargo cult?

[1] https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/50149
[2] https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2012-August/077801.html
[3] https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2012-September/078319.html