Changes between Version 199 and Version 200 of FAQ

Timestamp:

Jun 26, 2024, 7:37:33 PM (3 months ago)

Author:

jmroot (Joshua Root)

Comment:

improve prerelease section

FAQ

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 === How should I report MacPorts issues encountered when using prerelease versions of macOS, Xcode, or Apple hardware? === #prerelease
 
-Please do not discuss beta, preview or prerelease versions of macOS, Xcode, or Apple hardware in public MacPorts communication channels, including on the mailing lists, in tickets or pull requests, or on IRC or chat. Apple made these materials available to you subject to a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) which means you should not disclose information about them publicly, and we believe build logs, error messages, and screenshots are included in that set of information.
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-If the bug seems to be in the prerelease Apple software or hardware, [https://feedbackassistant.apple.com report it to Apple]. Otherwise, privately notify a MacPorts developer who is disclosed on the prerelease Apple software or hardware, including:
+If the bug seems to be in the prerelease Apple software or hardware, [https://feedbackassistant.apple.com report it to Apple]. Otherwise, see below.
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+If you have access to beta, preview, or prerelease versions of macOS, Xcode, or Apple hardware, you almost certainly have a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) with Apple. We encourage you to abide by this agreement, but we are not a party to your agreement and we do not necessarily know what it says, and we cannot give advice on how to interpret it. If you have any doubts about what you are and are not allowed to do under your NDA, please consult a qualified legal professional.
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+Apple NDAs often prohibit disclosing information about the covered materials publicly that has not already been made public by Apple, which may mean you are not allowed to post build logs, error messages, or screenshots in public MacPorts communication channels, including on the mailing lists, in tickets or pull requests, or on IRC or chat. If this is the case for you, you may be allowed to privately share the information with a MacPorts developer who is also under NDA on the same prerelease Apple software or hardware.
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+Here is a list of MacPorts developers and the prerelease Apple products they are disclosed on, to whom you may be able to report your issue :
 
 ||=      '''MacPorts developer'''      =||='''Disclosed prerelease software/hardware'''=||
 || [wiki:mark Mark Anderson]            || macOS 14 Sonoma Dev Beta                     ||
-|| Saagar Jha                           || macOS Big Sur/Universal App Quick Start      ||
 
 If you are a MacPorts developer disclosed on prerelease Apple software or hardware and would like to make yourself available for addressing pertinent MacPorts issues, please edit this page and add your name to the above table.