On 04/12/2015 09:01 PM, Elder Marco wrote:
Hello,
Since version 2.x.x. plowshare is not shipped with modules anymore.
There are two repositories. The main repository [1], with the core
package, and a new repository, with the modules [2].
I have never used plowshare nor do I know what it is used for.
Due the massive change of hosters, the modules are always beeing
updated, and a little tool "plowmod" deal with modules updates. This
tool can install and update the modules locally, which is much better
than to provide the modules inside the package.
So, upstream recommends to deal with "plowshare" core only, which it is
quite stable. And I agree.
So, the question is: Am I violating Fedora Packaging Guidelines if I do
not provide the modules into fedora repositories?
Letting applications install something into system-wide directories
outside of rpm is not allowed in Fedora.
But I don't think the FPG formally disallows installing arbitrary
executables from arbitrary sites into private user directories as part
of applications.
However, I would ask you, upstream and users to think about, whether
installing arbitrary executables from an arbitrary, arbitrarily
compromised site into private user-directories using arbitrarily broken
tools is really advisable and usable?
Ralf
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