Jim Perrin wrote: > On Dec 4, 2007 1:12 PM, Florin Andrei > <florin at andrei.myip.org> wrote: >> Following Fabian's blog post re: RPMForge being rebuilt for EL5, I've a >> question: >> >> Are there any compatibility problems between RPMForge and EPEL? In other >> words, if I enabled EPEL previously, will I be able to enable RPMForge >> as well without running into trouble? > > RPMForge and EPEL have several conflicting packages, so yes you may > run into trouble. A distinct possibility, but at least both repos have made commitments at working together to sort out any identifiable incompatibilities, when/if they arise. > EPEL has stated that playing nicely with other repos is not a goal of > theirs. Huh? In fact, work is underway to codify the opposite: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PackageMaintainers/RepositoryCollaboration -- Rex