Re: Additional Repository Metadata

[Shahms King]

On Fri, 2004-08-20 at 12:09 -0400, seth vidal wrote:
>  On Fri, 2004-08-20 at 11:49, Shahms King wrote:
>  > Given that the yum/apt/up2date repository metadata format is in a bit of
>  > flux at the moment, this seems like a reasonable time to ask if it would
>  > be possible to add something like a "severity" field to the metadata to
>  > allow tools to distinguish between security and "normal" updates.
>  > 
>  > That way, sites could maintain a conservative update policy but still
>  > keep abreast of security related updates.  It would also mean that the
>  > rhn_applet could only show the blinking red "!" for security updates and
>  > a possibly less attention grabbing icon for less important information.
>  
>  Where'd you get the idea that the format is in flux? 
Well, "recently changed" perhaps.

>  
>  And why not address discussion of this format to the rpm-metadata list? 
I had no idea that such a list existed . . .

>  -sv 
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