Fostering Cooperation (was Yum and EXTRAS)

[Michael Schwendt]

On Fri, 03 Jun 2005 09:34:06 +0100, Andy Green wrote:

> |>(The idea in the link above that the solution to multiple repos
> |>is that there should only be one uber-repo, and that other guys should
> |>"submit" packages for inclusion in the uber-repo is unfortunate).
> |
> | What makes it "unfortunate"?
> 
> It comes over like a land-grab.  "Cooperation is
> impossible"/submit/resistance is futile does not help.

Reading between the lines is counter-productive and is one source of
misunderstandings. The page does not claim that cooperation would be
"impossible". You quoted a paragraph yourself, which explains where
fundamental problems are seen. The bottom of the page also comments on
users' preferences, such as the desire to get as many add-ons as possible
from a single place.

> | Have you ever before thought about how exactly collaboration between
> | multiple repositories could work? If so, care to share some thoughts?
> 
> Yeah.  Have you thought about extending RPM?

An extended/enhanced RPM is _not_ something we have at the moment. It's
not something that was available when Fedora at fedora.us was discussed.
It's not ready. Hence it doesn't solve any problem. It doesn't remove the
need for fine-grained packaging policies either, which extend up to the
spec-file level.

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