[opensuse-project] Mono repository for RHEL
Hi all, I would like to consult this mailing list regarding the possibility of running a project in OBS with a single goal: Provide a full working Mono repository for RHEL6 and superior. As many would ask why I wouldn't contribute to the current Mono repository, simple enough: * Upstream is involved in the current Mono repository, and I can't say I like their packaging; * I require more freedom to implement the packages following Fedora EPEL packaging rules; * I only want to build for RHEL6 and superior, I don't care if RHEL4 still have 2 more years of lifetime, and RHEL5 a few more; Why do it on OBS? * Because it's a platform I love and I'm somehow familiar with it; * Because Red Hat won't provide Mono stuff; * Because we can serve RHEL, CentOS and Scientific Linux; * Because I want to serve Banshee for RHEL6+ as well, and thus I can extend the packages required by Banshee to a full Mono repository; * Because I want to enable MonoDevelop for personal usage and I want to have control over the process; * Because before anything else I see myself as a openSUSE community volunteer contributor; * Because we do it better in openSUSE! I don't really care about the namespace involved, anything will work. I'd rather do it from the scope of openSUSE/OBS, then do it for one of the existing repositories like RPM Forge and friends; Will this be possible to accomplish ? A simple "Yes" or "No" will do. No need to feed drama's. If anyone else has some interest and wants to follow the Guidelines (Fedora/EPEL), help is welcome, 4 hands work faster than 2, and 2 heads think better than 1, plus OBS is all about collaboration, right ? Thanks in advance, NM -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner@opensuse.org
On Fri, 11 Nov 2011, Nelson Marques wrote:
I would like to consult this mailing list regarding the possibility of running a project in OBS with a single goal: Provide a full working Mono repository for RHEL6 and superior.
So that would be RHEL 6 and SUSE Linux Enterprise 11, right? :-P
Will this be possible to accomplish ? A simple "Yes" or "No" will do.
Why would it not be possible? Personally I always prefer things
like that to happen together with the upstream developers if they
are willing to. Have you asked them and they said "No"? Or is it
mostly about packaging style preferences? Either way, the infra-
structure is there and you should be able to use it.
Gerald
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Dr. Gerald Pfeifer
2011/11/13 Gerald Pfeifer
On Fri, 11 Nov 2011, Nelson Marques wrote:
I would like to consult this mailing list regarding the possibility of running a project in OBS with a single goal: Provide a full working Mono repository for RHEL6 and superior.
So that would be RHEL 6 and SUSE Linux Enterprise 11, right? :-P
No, that's just Enterprise Linux 6 (RHEL and Clones), no SUSE Linux, that's something that upstream works on. I've submitted some packages for update to upstream on OBS for Mono:Factory and they hanged there for weeks, then I revoked them. That's the situation I don't really like (there or with any aother project). So for this, I'd rather work solo, because things happen when I want to :)
Will this be possible to accomplish ? A simple "Yes" or "No" will do.
Why would it not be possible? Personally I always prefer things like that to happen together with the upstream developers if they are willing to. Have you asked them and they said "No"? Or is it mostly about packaging style preferences? Either way, the infra- structure is there and you should be able to use it.
I'm on it on Mono:EL6 :)
Gerald -- Dr. Gerald Pfeifer
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