Port maintainer newbie (was: [#22529] No response on ticket for netatalk Port update/fix)

[Ryan Schmidt]

On Nov 19, 2009, at 10:45, <lists at supported.de> <lists at supported.de> wrote:

> On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:18:15 +0100, <lists at supported.de> wrote:
> 
>> What rights do I receive from the maintainer status and how do I use
>> them?

> So the question remains: can I commit?

Being the maintainer of a port means you are responsible for updating it in ways you see fit, and that tickets filed about the port will be assigned to you for resolution. In the absence of commit access, you supply your desired changes as patches in the issue tracker, which a committer will review and commit.

Commit access is separate, and the prerequisites for granting it are a history of involvement in the project. So I recommend you contribute patches and updates to your port and other ports (by filing tickets), volunteer to maintain additional ports if possible, and contribute on these mailing lists, and after a time, if you wish, then apply for commit access.

http://guide.macports.org/chunked/project.membership.html