On Wed Oct 01, 2003 at 08:45:21PM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> > Sure, but they need to be available *where the user can find it
> > conveniently*. It's pointless adding it to yet another site. Maybe there
> > should be an item in MandrakeGalaxy "Install more software"?
> 
> wouldn't really help much IMO.
> All imho:
> the real problem here I think is a support issue. If Mandrake wanted they 
> could have added an urpmi source for contribs in 2 hours, with a nice 
> mirrorlist et al (just like the current urpmi source for updates). 
> 
> However, it is being blocked because contribs cannot be made part of 
> distro because they will have to support it (now, why doesn't someone just 
> say so clearly?). This is ofcourse also the reason there are no updates 
> for contrib.

It has been said clearly... many many many times.  contribs is *entirely*
unsupported.  I don't know how many different ways I need to say the same
thing.  =)

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