On 10/26/2011 04:34 AM, Stefan Seyfried wrote:
On 26.10.2011 08:31, Ludwig Nussel wrote:
Stuff that is not in Factory/distro repo should not be mentioned in the release notes IMO. We should not actively encourage Joe Average to install stuff from 3rd party repos. Instead developers are encouraged to submit to Factory. That way we can ensure the packages get reviewed on checkin, ie make sure at least our basic packaging rules are adhered to and packaging checks are run.
100% agreed.
Even judging the projects I'm involved in: if it is good enough, I'll submit it to Factory. If it's not, it will stay in the niche repo.
Example: stuff in the (badly named) CrossToolchain:avr repo: IIRC it installs totally unacceptable (for general use) udev rules that allow all users in the "users" group access to all (usb?) serial ports.
=> unacceptable for general usage (think of a worm sending expensive SMS via your mobile phone / 3G card) => makes the AVR stuff "just work" for developers (which is important to them)
So this stuff stays in the expert repository, where experts will find it. And they will know what to do with it.
So keep the good stuff in FACTORY / openSUSE Release and the freaky crap in the addon repos.
And who said anything about promoting every devel repo? This was a specific proposal for KDE:KDE3, not a proposal to promote devel:mycrap or devel-everything. There may be other projects like KDE:KDE3, but they all would have to speak up to get a slot, i.e. opt-in model, not opt-out. -- Robert Schweikert MAY THE SOURCE BE WITH YOU SUSE-IBM Software Integration Center LINUX Tech Lead rjschwei@suse.com rschweik@ca.ibm.com 781-464-8147 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org