I didn't say everything attributed to me below. I don't necessarily
disagree or agree right now, just wanted to note that only the first line
("+1 in theory..." is actually my words.)On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 10:03:33AM -0700, Michael Stahnke wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Matthew Miller <mat...@fedoraproject.org> > Date: Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 5:44 PM > Subject: Re: 'policy' for multiple versions of same software in EPEL > To: EPEL development disccusion <epel-devel-list@redhat.com> > > > On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 01:08:01PM -0600, Ken Dreyer wrote: > > Red Hat itself sometimes rebases software between minor point releases > > (eg 6.0 to 6.1). Could we allow EPEL maintainers to push > > "non-backwards-compatible updates" at specific dates that match RHEL's > > minor point release schedule? > > +1 in theory, modulo the realities of getting it working. > > This becomes difficult in reality. Or at least was when RHEL would > bump, but other EL variants hadn't updated yet. I specifically > remember this being a problem with libevent in the past. Would EPEL > allow breaking changes when RHEL moves or when other EL variants move? > Is there an open-window timeframe etc? > > In general, I'm in favor of being able to update, as a volunteer > maintaining anything for 10 years is pretty unreasonable, but > expectations for the users need to be set accordingly. > > > > -- > Matthew Miller ☁☁☁ Fedora Cloud Architect ☁☁☁ <mat...@fedoraproject.org> > > _______________________________________________ > epel-devel-list mailing list > epel-devel-list@redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/epel-devel-list > > _______________________________________________ > epel-devel-list mailing list > epel-devel-list@redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/epel-devel-list -- Matthew Miller ☁☁☁ Fedora Cloud Architect ☁☁☁ <mat...@fedoraproject.org> _______________________________________________ epel-devel-list mailing list epel-devel-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/epel-devel-list
