remove fedora-usermgmt?

Axel Thimm Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
Tue Mar 6 12:24:06 UTC 2007


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.?
-- 
Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
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