Question about how to announce packages

Silke Reimer Silke.Reimer at intevation.de
Fri Aug 6 15:31:39 UTC 2004


On Fri, Aug 06, 2004 at 11:07:51AM -0400, Neil Horman wrote:
> Silke Reimer wrote:
> >Hallo list again,
> >
> >I just did my self-introduction and immediately I have my first
> >questions:
> >
> >1. 
> >If I want to announce and provide the packages which I produced, is
> >it necessary to set up a special directory tree on my server
> >(something like fedora/2/i386/RPMS.unstable etc.) where the packages
> >are made available for download?
> >
> >2.
> >I am not sure about the right Fedora tree for my packages. Most of
> >them are stable in my opinion and could placed in testing but since
> >these are my first Fedora packages I am thinking about to place them
> >in unstable for the start. What do you think?
> >
> >3. 
> >I don't know which official group I should use. For the libraries
> >this is rather easy. But I don't what to do with GIS software
> >(perhaps Applications/Productivity). It is even more difficult with
> >geodata.  They don't seem to fit to any group of RH (s.
> >http://www.fedora.us/wiki/RPMGroups). Any idea?
> >
> >Ciao,
> >
> >	Silke
> >
> >
> >
> Check out the QA and Submission policy link at www.fedora.us:
> http://www.fedora.us/wiki/PackageSubmissionQAPolicy

OK. This does help for point 1. Sorry for asking this stupid
question. But I still don't know what to do with 2. and 3. Of course
I could let this open for the QA-people but I think it does make
sense to fill in the right values from the very beginning.

Thanks,

	Silke 

-- 
Silke Reimer

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