23 Feb
2011
23 Feb
'11
1:23 a.m.
On Feb 22, 2011, at 8:15 PM, Johnny Hughes wrote:
It is the whole purpose of the CentOS Project.
It *IS* a bit daft not to be be permitted to modify dependencies.
Not changing sources (or risking behavioral changes with fepping creaturism) is a different matter.
The bottom line is, people can figure out how to recompile the packages just like we did ... but we don't change the sources. This is not going to change. If you want the sources changed, figure out what needs to be changed and ping on the upstream people as required to change their source files.
They are the ones who can:
- Make the distro self hosting
- Get rid of hidden build requirements
Fixing "hidden" (or more likely missing) dependencies without being able to just add what is needed is a bit arduous I'm sure.
73 de jeff