[rhelv6-beta-list] Package pidgin-sipe (Microsoft OCS support) -- WAS: My first experiences with RHEL6 beta

[Bryan J. Smith]

Shelby, James wrote:
> I would say I'm very disappointed with RHEL6 in that
> it does not include or match Fedora 12 as I saw
> referenced.  If we are to use the RHEL6 Desktop in the
> enterprise we would expect that the enterprise features are
> actually included.  For example, I submitted this bug
> this morning which I later found was a duplicate.
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=605240
> Pidgin-sipe add the ability for Microsoft OCS. This is
> an easy to add rpm if we build it ourselves however it is in
> Fedora 12 but not in RHEL6.  The resolution is that it
> will not be included which I don't see deploying RHEL6 as it
> is missing key functionality for the enterprise.  If by
> default it is not included then how can RHEL6 Desktop really
> be a desktop when it is missing this?

Rahul Sundaram <metherid at gmail.com> wrote:
> Fedora 12 has around 16000 components.  RHEL is going to be a much
> smaller set but commercially supported and targeted subset
> with a longer lifecycle. There are different tradeoffs obviously. 
> I expect pidgin-sipe will be in the EPEL repository and if enough
> customers ask for it, it might make it into the core product. 

James --

First off, thank you for filing this Bugzilla.

Secondly, it is very, very important you make your points with your
Red Hat representative.  As Rahul pointed out, not everything makes
it into RHEL from Fedora (only a fraction).  There are reasons for
many of these decisions, supportability being a major one.  If you
need MS OCS support, you need to press that with your Red Hat
representative, and at least get an answer of why there is a
yeah or nay on support.

Lastly, as Rahul pointed out, EPEL makes up for things Red Hat does
not want to support, for various reasons.  Although sometimes a EPEL package is eventually added to RHEL.  Supportability of a package
can change mid-RHEL release.

And at this time, we're still only talking about the initial RHEL 6
Beta.  ;)


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