On 01/27/2013 08:18 AM, Bry8 Star wrote: > Hi Anthony, it would be really great, to see various types of > repo-configs on centos wiki, now if few helpful& experienced users > can grab this idea and come forward and share their repo config (and > their case/usage scenario along with that), then that would be great. > > I'm wondering, why no (experienced) users have already done that yet > ! ? (CentOS is not very new at all). > > Boxes where i try/test-out new features, apps, etc, I think my repo > configs on those will probably be not useful for many& not likened > by many, as my need& choices& mods are different than others. > > Service providing (production) server box's repo configs are > comparatively& usually much simpler. > > i will try to share few of my repo-configs in wiki, these are, > again, will be based on > my own choices+cases+scenario+preferences. > > So even if i share my own repo-configs, it will not solve problems > of many types of the mass / users. > > Someone already EXPERIENCED in CentOS and long time user, should > FIRST come forward for the community in WIKI pages, and set an > example standard, (amazingly no has yet done that), ... whereas i'm > relatively much less-experienced and recently trying to build boxes > out of RHEL clone/derivatives (CentOS), with expectation that it > might be possible to provide service(s) based on already available > various latest released apps, which are STABLE+last+latest. > > For example, IF CentOS/RHEL (based/clone/derivative linux) has a > specific app/lib at v7.00, and if the source/origin/upstream > developer has released a STABLE version v9.00 (with new features and > older bugs fixed), and when more bugs are fixed later on for the > v9.00, then how that patch/code is re-implemented on v7.00 ! ? would > not a v9.00 bug-fix/patch cause more problem(s) when applied on v7.00 ? > > or, is it this case, that, when a bug-fix/patch is applied on an > older v7.00 app/lib by RHEL upstream developers (or by origin/source > upstream developers), and then, that is, later > re-applied/re-implemented on RHEL/CentOS (clone/derivative) v7.00 > app/lib ? > > So, does that mean that a CentOS/RHEL based clone/derivative linux's > v7.00 app/lib, will always lack new v9.00 features ? until, few > months/yrs later when CentOS/RHEL clone/derivative also gets finally > updated to v9.00 ? but by then source/origin upstream developers > most likely already released v11.00 or so ? > or, is it this case, that, when some features of v9.00 are > transferred into v7.0, then that is also re-implemented by > CentOS/RHEL ? is this really happens ? > or, is it, that, CentOS/RHEL based linux developers decide to add > v8.00 in CentOS/RHEL, as an update to the previous v7.00, and then > that is re-applied over the previous v7.00 ? but is not by then RHEL > or source/origin upstream/developers already released v10.00, after > v9.00 ? > > (Sorry for spelling& grammar mistakes in previous and in this > posting, pls kindly disregard, its not a grammar discussion thread). > > -- Bry8Star. > > > > Received from Anthony K, on 2013-01-27 2:48 AM: >> On 26/01/13 14:59, Bry8 Star wrote: >>> CentOS webpage/site should also show to all users, some example >>> of using multiple repos and how to implement effective >>> includepkgs, exclude, priority etc directives properly for some >>> certain last& STABLE app(s) (which is by default not in >>> CentOS), so that others can understand the pattern, or have a >>> pointer for them. Just mentioning about, that, there is such >>> things called "includepkgs=...", "exclude=..." ad now go do it >>> yourself (and sorry no example), obviously does not help that >>> much to users, and its CentOS's loss as well, users go away to >>> other distros, and ultimately many of them are lost in the >>> jungle. -- Bright Star (Bry8Star). >> But you appear to be missing the "C" part in CentOS (or Community >> Enterprise OS). If you can contribute to the Wiki, then the >> immediate problem is solved in that such threads can be pointed >> to the Wiki and slows the growth of my CentOS list folder! >> >> Frankly, if you have a good point to make that would benefit the >> masses and you have spare time, then it's best to create a Wiki >> page for it. >> >> Cheers, ak. >> There is already a fine page on this subject on the wiki. http://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/Repositories -- _ °v° /(_)\ ^ ^ Mark LaPierre Registerd Linux user No #267004 https://linuxcounter.net/ ****