Re: RPM upgrade discussion

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> 2) Should we upgrade to rpm-4.2.x for RH7.x?  While the benefit for
> apt-get would be minimal, the benefit for yum would be immense as that
> would enable the use of yum-2.x.  Another key benefit would be
> compatibility with the newer RPM GPG signatures.

RPM 4.0.4 is just so damn stable, it'd be hard to risk an upgrade. Also, I
must express a bit of ignorance here when it comes to yum, as I didn't
realize that *adding* yum would require an RPM upgrade.


> Should we upgrade to rpm-4.2.x on RH7.x, RH8 and RH9, or use the above
> mentioned versions?

Stability is more important than any new feature.

-Chuck


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