On 01/13/2014 01:18 PM, Les Mikesell wrote:
On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 1:05 PM, Jim Perrin jperrin@centos.org wrote:
The way I envision this working is as follows:
- Tier 1 repositories: Adds packages only. These repos may not update
or replace anything in the core distribution. (Example: EPEL)
What about the scenario where you want packages from more than one tier 1 repo? Will there be some coordination to at least try to avoid conflicts across them or document the workarounds if they happen? It will probably be common to require EPEL in addition to at least one other tier 1 (unless there is a horrible amount of duplication) - so what will prevent the addition of packages into EPEL that conflict with other tier 1's even if they start out without conflicts?
Yes. To some extent the scenario you've described is our starting point, as there are already a number of reasonably well known repositories that conflict with each other. This is part of what we want to address. By opening up git, and by allowing these organizations to work with us on the inside I'm hoping that we can create and foster this sort of cooperation.