fedora only for US users ?

[Nicolas Mailhot]

Pekka Savola wrote:
> I don't think it's constructive to continue this thread, but I'll just 
> point out something here..
> 
> On Sat, 27 Sep 2003, Nicolas Mailhot wrote:

>>Someone that can read README's in tarballs is not going to wait for the 
>>latest and greatest to be packaged in a Fedora rpm.
> 
> 
> Wrong.  Many (almost all I know) people which use a RPM-centric
> distribution actually prefer to get their packages in RPM format.

Sure. But they do not need to.
Just like your people that more or less understand english do not need a 
localized UI but won't bother with an english one unless they absolutely 
have to.

> They're certainly *not* going to install the stuff from a tarball.
> 
> Whether they wait for Fedora, or just re-package the RPM with newest stuff 
> themselves, is a different question.

Not at all. If they repackage outside Fedora they're outside of the 
scope of this discussion (and just repackaging != meeting Fedora's 
contribution standards as a lot of people here should know).

In the Fedora world quality packaging is paramount and this includes 
attention to localization. People are just not going to test a pile of 
crappy packages (not the case in the commercial world but there testers 
are paid).

-- 
Nicolas Mailhot