On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 12:44:13 -0400, Jeff Spaleta wrote: > Here's my take on conflict resolution regarding new FE packages: > > New packages built against deps in Core development, trickle them down > to existing releases if painless. If not painless have a discussion > with the core package maintainers about pushing fixes for existing > Core releases. If that discussion doesn't end in a fix... the issue is > dead.. and you use Fedora Alternatives to roll replacement for Core > packages that potentially break the upgrade path for users who want > the new packages. Fedora Alternatives doesn't exist yet unless fedora.us agreed on reopening the "patches" repository (albeit with a different name) which contained unofficial upgrade packages for Red Hat Linux and Fedora Core and anything that depends on them. -- P.S. If memory serves correctly, the description of Fedora Alternatives on the Fedora Project "Terminology" page has been updated to be more detailed.
