BTW, the language on this page should probably change since it currently sounds like the official repo is the DataStax one and Apache is only an “alternative"
http://wiki.apache.org/cassandra/DebianPackaging - Drew > On May 17, 2016, at 11:35 AM, Drew Kutcharian <d...@venarc.com> wrote: > > Thanks Eric. > > >> On May 17, 2016, at 7:50 AM, Eric Evans <john.eric.ev...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 5:19 PM, Drew Kutcharian <d...@venarc.com> wrote: >>> >>> What’s the difference between the two “Community” repositories Apache >>> (http://www.apache.org/dist/cassandra/debian) and DataStax >>> (http://debian.datastax.com/community/)? >> >> Good question. All I can tell you is that the Apache repository is >> the official one (the only official one). >> >>> If they are just mirrors, then it seems like the DataStax one is a bit >>> behind (version 3.0.6 is available on Apache but not on DataStax). >>> >>> I’ve been using the DataStax community repo and wanted to see if I still >>> should continue using it or switch to the Apache repo. >> >> If it is your intention to run Apache Cassandra, from the Apache >> Cassandra project, then you should be using the Apache repo. >> >> -- >> Eric Evans >> eev...@apache.org >
