>its not just his impression. I have heard it mentioned >in several news sites and forums that fedora extras >might not be reliable because random people will play >with it. It might be a good idea to document how the >process work in detail so I can point it to them the >next time this FUD comes up anywhere > well it depends on what you mean by 'play with it'. Fedora Extras allows people who are sponsored as packagers to add packages into the repository. They submit a src.rpm earlier on, normally some folks check through it to look for crack or legal problems. Then the packager checks it into cvs and a build request is made. The packages are built by the buildsystem and then pushed out to the repository. wash, rinse, repeat. They're all built in a known environment, but the packagers can be from all over the world. Does that make sense? all sorts of extras information here: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Extras -sv
