Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-factory (475 mails)

[Michal Marek <mmarek@xxxxxxx>]

Alexey Eremenko wrote:
> Andreas Jaeger wrote:
> > Duplication with a different name would be ok but not with the same
> > name!  I do not want name clashes
> Michal Marek:
> Ok, Andreas also thinks that exceptions to duplications can take
> place, provided they are non-intrusive and justified, like in my
> example.

As coolo noted, files and virtual provides still clash.

> Also you noted "backports". Speaking of "backports" - we have not
> decided yet the policy for this type of things.

Who mentioned what? I'm losing context here :-).

Anyway, backports are best provided by separate projects (like Apache,
network:ldap, GNOME:STABLE ...), so that users can decide which packages
to upgrade. I think this is a case where multiple small repositories
have their justification.

Michal
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