Index: en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/makefiles/chapter.xml
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--- en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/makefiles/chapter.xml
+++ en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/makefiles/chapter.xml
@@ -2723,16 +2723,24 @@
       allowed as a <varname>MAINTAINER</varname> value.  The format
       used should be <literal>user@hostname.domain</literal>.  Please
       do not include any descriptive text such as your real name in
-      this entry&mdash;that merely confuses
-      <filename>bsd.port.mk</filename>.</para>
+      this entry&mdash;that merely confuses the Ports infrastructure
+      and most tools using it.</para>
 
     <para>The maintainer is responsible for keeping the port up to
       date, and ensuring the port works correctly.  For a detailed
       description of the responsibilities of a port maintainer, refer
-      to the <link
+      to <link
 	xlink:href="&url.articles.contributing-ports;/maintain-port.html">The
 	challenge for port maintainers</link> section.</para>
 
+    <note>
+      <para>Maintainership <emphasis>is not an exclusive
+	  lock</emphasis>.  The maintainer is the custodian who the
+	community first looks to take care of the port, but not the
+	only one who may do so.  The port exists for the benefit of
+	the community and belongs to the community.</para>
+    </note>
+
     <para>Changes to the port will be sent to the maintainer of a port
       for review and approval before being committed.  If the
       maintainer does not respond to an update request after two weeks
@@ -2748,7 +2756,8 @@
 
     <para>We reserve the right to modify the maintainer's submission
       to better match existing policies and style of the Ports
-      Collection without explicit blessing from the submitter.  Also,
+      Collection without explicit blessing from the submitter or the
+      maintainer.  Also,
       large infrastructural changes can result in a port being
       modified without the maintainer's consent.  These kinds of
       changes will never affect the port's functionality.</para>