FreeTDS Development Group

["James K. Lowden" <jklowden AT schemamania.org>]

All, 

There have been a few patches posted to the list lately, always a good
sign.  I would like to mention, if I might, a couple of things that make
my job easier.  

It's better to post a patch as an attachment than as in-line text.  They
tend to get mangled by email systems: tabs become spaces, lines get
wrapped.  

If you want to be sure your patch won't get forgotten or lost in the
shuffle, post it to Source Forge instead.  A message is sent to the list
automatically (or should be), notifying everyone of the patch.  

If you don't see any response to your patch within a week, assume it was
overlooked (for the most benign of reasons).  Post a reminder.  If a patch
isn't up to snuff, I'll say so; if it is, it goes in.  Silence is
accident.  

"diff -u" is the preferred form.  I never thought it would happen, but I
can basically read them and merge them in my head.  

I'm not the only one who applies patches, but I think the above represents
a consensus.  

Keep 'em coming, please.  Each rev is better than the last.  

--jkl