Axel Thimm wrote:
On Tue, Mar 06, 2007 at 12:06:51PM +0100, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote:
> On 06.03.2007 11:48, Axel Thimm wrote:
>
>> [...]
>> No special solutions, please, I agree - ban fedora-usermgmt from EPEL.
>>
> "ban fedora-usermgmt from EPEL" for me is a special EPEL solution, as it
> differs from the Fedora solution.
>
> That way lie dragons!
>
> I'd like to avoid them -- every single rule around packaging that is
> different between Fedora and EPEL will make life harder for users and
> packagers that are active in both camps, as they have to keep different
> rule sets in mind. I'd like to avoid that as much as possible.
>
>
>>>> as no one really seems to be interested (or are you volunteering to
>>>> take the lead).
>>>>
>>> Then I'd say the problem can't be that big.
>>>
>> That's a joke, right?
>>
> Unsure. Yes, in parts, no in other parts -- as Rex iirc said: there
> seems to be a lot FUD about "fedora-usermgmt" around.
>
> If the problem if so big that you want to get is solved then please go
> and solve it in Fedora (hey, you are in the Packaging Committee!), and
> it will be solved for EPEL that way, too.
>
> Taking a EPEL-shortcut would IMHO be plain wrong.
>
Ok, how about we simply vote on that and let it R.I.P.?
Vote proposed. I predict a very vocal minority.
-Mike