Vreme: 10/08/2011 03:22 PM, Nicolas Thierry-Mieg piše:
Ljubomir Ljubojevic wrote:
Vreme: 10/08/2011 02:34 PM, Timothy Murphy piše:
I don't really understand the function of this repository, or rather why the RPMs in it are not in the standard repository?
I read the outline at http://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/Repositories/CR, and added the repository on two CentOS machines. On yum-updating some 450MB of updates were installed. Both machines appear to be running perfectly well.
Every minor version is treated as upgrade, not update. If CR packages would be added to existing updates 6.0 repository, what would people who want ONLY 6.0 do? There are many other more compelling reasons, but even this one is enough.
the vast majority of people who want "only 6.0" don't understand the centos release process. I'ld say the main reason for CR is conformance to upstream.
There are large systems that are obligated to use only packages from official releases/packages for security, etc.
Some people could advocate braking from "conformance to upstream", it's "political" reason, that is why I avoid it. Separation of individual minor version is technical reason and enough as a show stopper, that is why I chose it.