I discussed this with Andrea Florio a few days before via IRC and I think it is a good idea, but here is some catches... In Packman we do not only provide packages with multimedia and software which is not in openSUSE, but also a newer version of software from regular openSUSE repositories and it is not possible to provide such a service for us anymore if we will move our packages to Contrib OBS project. But I think this could save a lot of CPU time and also a lot of space and we are running out of disk space sometimes. So then after this move of packages we could provide also openSUSE Factory build of multimedia packages and I think, this could make Factory distribution more attractive for users, because now, we do not provide such a packages... And it is kind a annoying to have openSUSE without real multimedia support, at least this is a reason why I do not use Factory at my desktop.
2008/12/18 Pavol Rusnak <[email protected]>: > Hi Packman folks! > > You might be aware of Contrib - Universal openSUSE Repository for 3rd > party Packages. For those who are not, I recommend reading > http://en.opensuse.org/Contrib wiki page. > > I have an idea, or proposal if you wish: what do you think of moving > all the "clean" packages from Packman to this new and shiny Contrib > repository? :) > > By "clean" packages I mean packages: > * which do not break rules for putting inside BuildService > (no patent issues, no "hacking" tools, etc.) > * which fulfill requirements for putting inside Contrib > (no file clash with Factory, etc.) > * with no dependencies outside of Factory and/or Contrib > > This will have following advantages: > * more maintainers for your packages (even from the Novell staff) > * security updates for released distributions (with the help from SUSE > Security Team) > * more testing (during openSUSE beta phase) > > ... and disadvantages: > * packman maintainer will no longer be the only one who is altering the > package > * packman repository could become easier target, because it would have > higher ratio of "problematic" packages > > These are the issues that came to my mind right now, but I might have > mised some. I am looking forward for your feedback! > > -- > Best Regards / S pozdravom, > > Pavol RUSNAK SUSE LINUX, s.r.o > Package Maintainer Lihovarska 1060/12 > PGP 0xA6917144 19000 Praha 9, CR > prusnak[at]suse.cz http://www.suse.cz > > > _______________________________________________ > Pack mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.suse.cz/mailman/listinfo/pack > > _______________________________________________ > Packman mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.links2linux.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/packman > -- S pozdravem / Best regards Marek Stopka Official openSUSE community member Kontakty / Contacts Mobil/Cell phone: 774 59 79 40 E-mail: [email protected] WEB: www.m4r3k.org _______________________________________________ Packman mailing list [email protected] http://lists.links2linux.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/packman
