meta-repository idea (was Re: mplayer vs. xine)
seth vidal
skvidal at phy.duke.edu
Sun Feb 1 19:39:00 UTC 2004
> Apt supports "meta-repositories" but only within a single server so it's
> not really what you're asking for. Something like this could be done in
> the mirror-selector (in fedora.us apt) but more generally support for
> this could be included in the common repository metadata system.
Maybe we should start taking some of the things I've heard and compiling
ideas for a ver 2. of the metadata stuff?
things I've heard so far:
- common format for repository information
- meta-repositories (or repository groups)
- common group format
-sv
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