Dag Wieers wrote:
Hi,
We discussed this on #centos after yet another "centos" user had problem using yum. What is missing is a page targetted at integrators/distributors with a list of requirements for using the "CentOS" product name or even saying it is derived, based or build on CentOS.
This issue crops up often on the forums too.
We might be able to kill more than one bird with a single stone, so I am looking for more things we want to prevent distributors/integrators doing without making it impossible for them to use CentOS altogether.
My first concern was the support problem, what do we (at minimum) expect to have when users say they have a CentOS. A working yum using the CentOS official repositories, a minimal set of official packages (which ?).
Cases seen on the forums often involve non-existent or broken yum and/or custom a non-CentOS kernel. Those users tend to get pointed to the BrokenVserver Wiki page. So an unadulterated working yum and CentOS kernel as a starting point?
Without complying to the list of requirements, they may not refer to CentOS (and people will not have the wrong expectations for support).
http://wiki.centos.org/About/CentOS-product-definition
Feedback please ?