Les Mikesell wrote: > Radu-Cristian FOTESCU wrote: >> >> OTOH, Dag is in a funny position: he's the main maintainer of RPMforge, >> which has 2 main issues: >> (1) It's broken, at least partially. Try install audacious for one. >> (2) It's incompatible with EPEL. Try install MPlayer and VLC with EPEL >> enabled. > > I don't like this situation either, but when 2 repositories have > conflicts, shouldn't the one that has been serving people longer have some > consideration by > the newer players? That is, shouldn't EPEL work to avoid conflicts with > pre-existing, well known repositories? It's a two-way street. When/if conflicts have occurred in the past, problems identified (to both parties) were rectified quick enough. I've helped facilitate that, and get assurances from both sides that cooperation is in everyones best interest. -- Rex