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From: Eli Cohen <echoline@gmail.com>
To: 9fans <9fans@9fans.net>
Subject: Re: [9fans] patches from 9front
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2021 19:47:19 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAHwi9bzVbVYatRkbDPzkaAhy5AF7RXEu_PbyEkLGp+pTfpRUOQ@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAJQ9t7jpCK0FR1SKAvWB7uHCUbSu03uCAVsD5otdd9tnVhg+Fw@mail.gmail.com>

On Tue, Feb 9, 2021 at 7:39 PM Lucio De Re <lucio.dere@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 2/10/21, Eli Cohen <echoline@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I noticed the patches from 9front to 9legacy are not well-maintained. I'm
> > trying to figure out if this would be an appreciated exercise from someone
> > (me) who doesn't know all that much and would learn from doing it, and if
> > so, what are priorities for things to port back as patches for 9legacy
> >
> In short: it's a bitch!
>
> I'm sure David will appreciate all the help he can get, but the code
> divergences will not be easy to tame.
>
> I don't like Git, but I also don't think the Plan 9 "dump" is adequate
> to the task of tracking "branches" as would apply in this complex
> case.
>
> Perhaps I can recommend isolating bug fixes as distinct from adding
> features, but where does one draw the line?

I'm not even sure where or how to start. dp9ik seems important if
9legacy doesn't already have something similar. that's probably both a
bug fix and feature... and quite a task! but I would be interested in
porting patches back to learn more

> 
> Best of luck, if you intend to proceed.
> 
> Lucio.

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  reply	other threads:[~2021-02-10  3:47 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 43+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-02-10  3:27 Eli Cohen
2021-02-10  3:37 ` Lucio De Re
2021-02-10  3:47   ` Eli Cohen [this message]
2021-02-10  4:14     ` Lucio De Re
2021-02-10  7:24     ` Skip Tavakkolian
2021-02-10 16:15       ` ori
2021-02-10 21:50         ` Eli Cohen
2021-02-10 22:00           ` ori
2021-02-10 22:26             ` David du Colombier
2021-02-11  5:49               ` ori
2021-02-11  7:24                 ` Lucio De Re
2021-02-11  8:57                   ` Jens Staal
2021-02-11 10:31                   ` hiro
2021-02-11 11:57                     ` Lucio De Re
2021-02-11 13:07                       ` hiro
2021-02-11 17:41                       ` pouya+lists.9fans
2021-02-11  8:40                 ` David du Colombier
2021-02-12  1:21                   ` ori
2021-02-12  2:55                     ` Skip Tavakkolian
2021-02-12 17:42                       ` ori
2021-02-12 17:48                         ` sirjofri
2021-02-12 18:09                           ` ori
2021-02-12 20:46                             ` Lucio De Re
2021-02-12 23:54                               ` Anthony Martin
2021-02-13 13:34                               ` hiro
2021-02-13 14:05                                 ` Lucio De Re
2021-02-13 15:30                                   ` hiro
2021-02-22 18:44                 ` David du Colombier
2021-02-23  4:45                   ` ori
2021-03-19 14:41                     ` Eli Cohen
2021-03-21  0:01                       ` kokamoto
2021-03-21  8:33                         ` David du Colombier
2021-03-21  9:46                           ` hiro
2021-03-21 11:07                             ` David du Colombier
2021-03-21 14:38                           ` David du Colombier
2021-03-21 13:02                         ` Ethan Gardener
2021-02-12 16:39           ` ori
2021-02-10 13:49 ` Steve Simon
2021-02-12 11:09   ` [9fans] 9pi provenance Richard Miller
2021-02-12 11:56     ` pouya+lists.9fans
2021-02-13 14:42       ` David du Colombier
2021-02-13 14:47         ` Richard Miller
2021-02-13 14:53           ` David du Colombier

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