[Fedora-packaging] Fedora Packaging Member forking Fedora/Causing problems with community and users

[Greg DeKoenigsberg]

On Wed, 18 Oct 2006, Christopher Stone wrote:

> I suggest that we have a comittee (possibly the packaging comittee)
> create a wiki page which reviews 3rd party repositories for such
> things as:
>  - Does the repository have a review process
>  - Does the repository abide by Fedora packaging standards
>  - Does the repository override Fedora base packages
> and possibly other criteria.
> 
> This will allow users to see which 3rd party repositories play nice
> with Fedora, and which ones fork Fedora to create their own
> distributions, etc.
> 
> I FIND IT *VERY* DISTRUBING THAT ONE OF THESE REPOSITORY MAINTAINERS
> IS ON THE FEDORA PACKAGING COMITTEE!

You know what?  I find it very disturbing that, despite the best efforts 
of everyone to keep this thread reasonably civil, you continue to derail 
it with nonsense like this.  NOBODY IS IMPRESSED WHEN YOU SHOUT.

Do you know why Axel is on the packaging committee?  

Because Axel was one of the people who was doing a good job at creating
packages for Fedora before the Fedora Extras committee was even vaguely 
functional.

Because Axel has earned the respect of Fedora packagers all over the world 
with his knowledge, insights, and hard work.

Because we don't always agree with Axel's decisions, but we also
understand that diversity in the decision-making body helps us come to
stronger decisions.

Personally?  I think we need the mechanism you suggest, Chris.  But you 
make it *insanely* difficult to take your side with this kind of behavior.

--g

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