Re: netqmail-1.04

[Fabien Mounier <fmounier@xxxxxxx>]

> Fabien Mounier <fmounier@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>  > However, I would be extremely happy, if for example the instigators
> >  of netqmail would take their initiative one step further and perhaps
> >  setup a CVS, where a 1.1 (or whatever version-number seems fit)
> >  unstable branch would live
> Charles Cazabon replied:
> No need.  netqmail will /never/ be "unstable", so there will never be an
> unstable branch, and it will not change often enough, if ever, to need a CVS
> repository.

I might have mis-worded my posting.
netqmail is a very Good Thing (tm) in itself and I perfectly 
understand why you did not include anything beyond the strict 
necessary.

What I am suggesting is, CVS or not, to go one step further and 
include a select subset of the various patches that do useful things 
without breaking anything else.
The unfortunate word "unstable" was meant by me in contrast to 
"armor-plated" like djb's original code, not in the sense "let's 
throw together some sloppy patches and see qmail break".

Die-hard qmail-admins would happily continue to do patching of their 
own, but for newcomer-postmasters (I am not talking about clueless 
postmasters, but about repenting converts from other MTA-religions), 
it would be less troublesome to get hold of a qmail-version that 
would fit their needs right out of the box.

I do not wish to stirr up a flamewar about licensing issues and I am 
aware of the discussion about it, however I strongly believe that 
there must be sensible ways to coordinate the patching effort.

I know that there is some 
if-you're-too-dense-to-grok-djb's-telegraphic-doc-shoot-yourself-and-get-lost-attitude 
on this list. While I can understand that getting to see 
luser-questions over and over again is annoying, I am fairly 
convinced that lessening the amount of source-code-patching required 
for mildly complex installations could broaden qmails count of 
potential users considerably.

And, still being an optimist, I indulge myself to believe that that 
would be a Good Thing (tm).

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Best Regards
Fabien Mounier