Summary of the 2008-04-08 Packaging Committee meeting

[Toshio Kuratomi]

Les Mikesell wrote:
> Toshio Kuratomi wrote:
>>
>> 5) The attitude that our users can find a package in JPackage if it's 
>> not in Fedora is detrimental to us.  Where ever possible, we don't 
>> want user's to have to *find* packages, we want them to be able to yum 
>> install the package out of the box.
> 
>  From a user's perspective, the best way to not have to 'find' jpackage 
> packages - or worry about conflicts - would be for the yum configuration 
>  for the jpackage repo to be installed out of the box in fedora and have 
> no duplication at all.
> 
Excellent!  This is exactly what I'm getting at.  We either have to 
swing towards this view of JPackage or the opposite view.  The middle 
path is just going to cause more and more pain as time goes on.

-Toshio