[CentOS] centosplus and contrib rpms

ago at lsc.hu ago at lsc.hu
Mon May 16 22:33:18 UTC 2005


> dare i ask for one more readme file for it's parent directory to explain
> what is:
> - addon
> - centosplus
> - contrib
> - extras
> actualy i don't see the diffrence between them...(addon <-> extras)?
there was a letter on the list which described the naming convention.
http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/2005-May/005618.html

Follow the link. Most important: centosplus packages may _replace_
official and tested rpms. Extras are built by developers, contribs built
by users.

bye,
Ago




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