[Scummvm-devel] Release 1.3.0 status - 2011-05-16

[Eugene Sandulenko]

On 29 June 2011 17:08, Johannes Schickel <lordhoto at scummvm.org> wrote:
>> Not quite, again, you are supposed to read the mailing list, we really
>> don't know what change affects your port and what doesn't. We can't
>> guess when to contact each and every developer, which is why there is
>> a mailing list for that, which developers and porters should read
>> themselves (e.g. there have been specific messages to all porters to
>> the mailing list in the past, you included).
>>
>
> While that is generally true, in this case it was obvious that it affects his
> port. Furthermore in the past if we knew that it affects a special
> port/engine/whatever we always tried to CC the maintainer/developer. IMHO we
> should continue to do this, since it makes sure nothing is missed.
Absolutely, The reality shows that many of our porters do not read
-devel. Thus CC'ing the maintainer is always the Good Thing(TM).


Eugene