On Sun, Jun 09, 2002 at 05:05:19PM -0400, Michael Marcucio wrote:
> I guess my real question is: can the kde3 packages located here be 
> installed under my 8.2 install? if not where can i find those packages?

I'm not sure I'm not really interested in KDE3 myself so I haven't been
paying attention.  However, I seem to recall Stew saying the KDE3
packages in Contrib were built for 8.2

> if the lack of 8.2/ppc/contrib is a problem, when i get my T1 back up next 
> month i will host the packages there. i think it is pretty sad that 
> mandrake has to get other people to host their packages. it seems like they 
> are giving the bare minimum resources to keep this project alive. (but this 
> is looking from the outside)

Actually Mandrake doesn't host any of it's own files for even x86.  They
have a internal mirror that very few sites have access too.  All the
other mirrors are just hosting out of the kindness of their hearts.

So Mandrake is walking a fine line.  If they put too much up for the
mirrors to get they may decide not to carry Mandrake anymore at all.
And if they put up too little then people like you get the wrong
impression.  

PPC is not a money making project at all.  Mandrake is doing this as a
contribution to the community.  So cut them some slack when it comes to
what they do.  I may be a bit vocal at times but I'm pretty
understanding about not getting a full binary mirror because of these
issues.

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We tend to see all wars through the lens of the current conflict, and we
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