Hi, I wonder if ubuntugis PPA could be a recommended and only one repository for QGIS 2.0 on Ubuntu instead of distribution packaged version and package from 'http://qgis.org/debian'. Reasons are following:
1. Currently there are many installation sources for the same Ubuntu platform which is confusing, providing different features and causing the mess when people trying to switch between them. 2. Distribution package in Ubuntu is outdated, I doubt anyone i using it. 3. Package from 'http://qgis.org/debian' is build with outdated dependencies, at least often missing upstream fixes from maintaining releases and when the time is going on they are older and older. 4. UbuntuGIS can provide a solid platform for GIS packages maintained by skilled Debian and Ubuntu devs, can quickly apply fixes from maintaining releases of all dependencies and QGIS itself when provided by upstream. UbuntuGIS can upgrade all packages from time to time to keep version up to date. 5. Using uniform and only one package source can lower maintainig costs either to build and test packages and also when trying to solve bugs. 5. PPAs could depend on each other so one can create separate PPA for 1.x version and separate for version 2.x which will depend on some general PPA providing all build dependencies. 6. Using UbuntuGIS in more massive scale can bring more credit and satisfaction for people who maintain it. What needs to be done ?: 1. Fine tuned Debian 'control' file to prevent conflicting installation of packages after upgrading from distribution packages to UbuntuGIS (this is the case for example in GDAL) 2. More clearly described relation between ubuntugis-stable and ubuntugis-unstable repositories (when the packages move from unstable to stable ...) 3. Maybe creation of more complex PPA architecture for development, staging and production. Looking for you opinions. -- Ivan Mincik _______________________________________________ Qgis-developer mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer
