Fostering Cooperation (was Yum and EXTRAS)
Les Mikesell
lesmikesell at gmail.com
Fri Jun 3 15:42:21 UTC 2005
On Fri, 2005-06-03 at 09:47, Robin Laing wrote:
> >
> > The real problem is that the 3rd party repositories (freshrpms, DAG,
> > etc.) existed long before the fedora project, providing updates for
> > RH versions that otherwise would have required a subscription to
> > obtain automatically along with additional packages. Then the
> > fedora repository used different conventions. If the 3rd party
> > sites change conventions, their existing users will at best have to
> > download everything touched again and at worst, have broken systems.
>
> I do agree with you to a point.
>
> But with a new release (FC4), why not support the newer version as the
> main site.
There are systems around that have been 'yum upgrade'ed from a RH 7.x
base. It's not supported or recommended, but people have their reasons
for doing it.
> Any third party site could (should) work with the
> distribution method of the release and work as seamlessly as possible.
> They should also try to work together as some are so they don't
> duplicate packages and/or their packages are mutually compatible.
That implies a single point of control, which can't really happen
and would not be a good thing if it did.
> It is a pain to install from one repository only to find that you
> cannot update from a different repository or even from the fedora core
> site. This is one of those issues about multiple repositories that
> has burned me. No site should require the installation of a package
> that prevents the upgrading from another site.
Agreed, but what if a package you want needs a core library rebuilt
with different compile options that make it incompatible with
other packages.
> In general, I prefer the move to Extras as it makes it easier for a
> basic install. Then use yum or preferred method to install the
> packages wanted.
As long as nothing needs conflicting options and the contents you
want have no legal questions in any location...
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Les Mikesell
lesmikesell at gmail.com
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