package stability

[Mike McGrath]

Bill Nottingham wrote:
> Mike McGrath (mmcgrath at redhat.com) said: 
>   
>>> Sure. But I'm not sure I want an ISV saying "To run our app, please
>>> install XYZ from EPEL."
>>>       
>> Why not?  I think it'd be a great vehicle to get these companies involved. 
>>     
>
> If XYZ is something *not* maintained by that ISV, and Joe Packager goes
> AWOL?
>
> Bill
>   
Hopefully the ISV will have signed up to be a co-maintainer of that 
package.  It won't work every time but corporate sponsorship of these 
packages could be a very good thing.  I think its worth a shot anyway.

    -Mike