reducing distribution CD count

[seth vidal]

>its not just his impression. I have heard it mentioned
>in several news sites and forums that fedora extras
>might not be reliable because random people will play
>with it. It might be a good idea to document how the
>process work in detail so I can point it to them the
>next time this FUD comes up anywhere
>

well it depends on what you mean by 'play with it'.

Fedora Extras allows people who are sponsored as packagers to add
packages into the repository. They submit a src.rpm earlier on, normally
some folks check through it to look for crack or legal problems. Then
the packager checks it into cvs and a build request is made. The
packages are built by the buildsystem and then pushed out to the
repository.

wash, rinse, repeat.

They're all built in a known environment, but the packagers can be from
all over the world. 

Does that make sense?

all sorts of extras information here:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Extras

-sv