Extras bugzilla?

Rahul Sundaram sundaram at redhat.com
Mon Sep 19 12:07:58 UTC 2005


Hi

>
>There seems to be intentions to reduce the size of Fedora Core further.
>To do this many packages are going to have to be removed, and they will
>be placed into separate groups.  The current work on anaconda (that's
>frustrating many) is working toward making it easier to install from
>non-FC sources like extras to aid in this move.
>
>>From conversations on the list (which are NOT gospel by any means) the
>thinking seems to be that Fedora would be served up as groups of
>components.  For example, it may be that people wanting to run a desktop
>would grab the core, x, gnome and games components and then install them
>(most likely over the internet to simplify things even further).
>
>However, if this is to happen then if someone needs to file a bug, they
>will need a single place that lists all of the packages across fedora
>(including core, gnome, x, etc).  The bug poster shouldn't need to know
>what group package x comes from to file a bug, but rather should just
>find package x in the list and it would be placed in the appropriate
>bugzilla area.
>
>I'm just being a little future looking. Am I making more sense?
>  
>
Yes but there are some assumptions being made about how the packages 
would be organized in the future. Thats a dusty crystal ball. If it does 
happens what you are proposing does make sense

regards
Rahul




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