On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:32:06 +0100 Karanbir Singh mail-lists@karan.org wrote:
hi guys,
One bit of feedback at LinuxCon this year from people was that we should ship epel with a lower barrier to entry. And I have mixed feelings about that. But I wanted to know what everyone else thinks about :
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regards,
In my opinion, it would only be suitable for the "Extras" repository. However I can see a potential problem with that. If you add one additional repository to be easily available it raises the question of
"Well, if you add their repo as an extra, why not elrepo, or rpmforge etc"
The fact is, if you allow one. Others will "want in". Thus adding more unnecessary management for CentOS team.
I can see why people would want "easy access" to these repository files. But a quick wget (or other means) is something that someone who really wants the repository is not going to be worried about. And for automated installations a minor change in a kickstart file can easily be added :-).
It is a minor inconvenience to be a "manual" step. But it in my opinion is not one which is a big hinder to anyone.
But if the CentOS team is willing to manage other repositories release files, then it should be in the Extras repository as after-all, it is an "extra" and will not be found upstream.
Just my 2 pence.
PS: I've been driving all day, so I'm tired, so expect a few grammar/spelling mistakes :-).