[27294] trunk/doc/guide/new/xml/project.xml

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Revision: 27294
          http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/macports/changeset/27294
Author:   markd at macports.org
Date:     2007-07-27 13:19:13 -0700 (Fri, 27 Jul 2007)

Log Message:
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Updates to port update protocols.

Modified Paths:
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    trunk/doc/guide/new/xml/project.xml

Modified: trunk/doc/guide/new/xml/project.xml
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--- trunk/doc/guide/new/xml/project.xml	2007-07-27 19:39:12 UTC (rev 27293)
+++ trunk/doc/guide/new/xml/project.xml	2007-07-27 20:19:13 UTC (rev 27294)
@@ -328,13 +328,20 @@
 
       <itemizedlist>
         <listitem>
-          <para>A port's maintainer is set to
-          <email>openmaintainer at macports.org</email> or
-          <email>nomaintainer at macports.org</email>. Feel free to take over
-          these ports.</para>
+          <para>A port's maintainer is
+          <email>nomaintainer at macports.org</email>: feel free to make updates
+          and/or take maintainership of these ports.</para>
         </listitem>
 
         <listitem>
+          <para>A port's maintainer contains the address
+          <email>openmaintainer at macports.org</email>: these ports are
+          maintained, but the author allows updates to the port without
+          contacting him first. But permission should still be sought for
+          major changes.</para>
+        </listitem>
+
+        <listitem>
           <para>A port is abandoned by it's current maintainer. A port against
           which a Port Abandoned ticket has been filed (see below) can be
           updated without contacting the maintainer.</para>

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