Summary/Minutes from todays EPEL meeting - 2010-01-15

[Mike McGrath]

On Sat, 16 Jan 2010, Kevin Fenzi wrote:

> On Sat, 16 Jan 2010 12:07:35 +0100
> Till Maas <opensource at till.name> wrote:
>
> > Hiyas,
> >
> > On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 03:34:00PM -0700, Kevin Fenzi wrote:
> >
> > > EPEL swimming in the RHEL channels (nirik, 21:23:24)
> > > ACTION: smooge will generate a list of packages that are not
> > > following our new current policy. (nirik, 22:03:43) ACTION:
> > > dgilmore or nirik will block them. (nirik, 22:04:12)
> >
> > is there now a new policy or will the currenty policy stay ? And what
> > does the policy say?
>
> Sorry, we should have spelled that out in the summary.
>
> EPEL packages must never conflict with packages in RHEL-AP.
> EPEL packages can conflict with packages in other RHEL channels.
> EPEL maintainers should be open to communication from RHEL maintainers
> and try and accommodate them by not shipping specific packages, or by
> adjusting the package in EPEL to better handle a conflicting package in
> a channel on a case by case basis.
>
> At least I think thats what we all agreed to?
> Comments/clarifications/etc?
>
> We need to word this up nicer, update the wiki, and send an email to
> the announce list. Anyone want to help with any of those parts?
>

I know I should know what AP stands for but... what does AP stand for in
RHEL-AP?

	-Mike