On 12/10/05, Rahul Sundaram <sundaram@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > [...] > > I think its a pretty good idea to use yum-utils as a gateway for new > features in Yum. Only thing thats waiting on is code. > > regards > Rahul > I think it is a good idea too. However I feel a distinct lack of motivation for submitting a new feature when the developers just dismiss ideas casually and say that feature will never have a chance of inclusion. So even if everyone that uses a new plugin from yum-utils says it is the best thing since sliced bread and they all want it in yum, it probably won't ever see the light of day -- after all, the developers said it would never be considered, right? Will yum-utils then just become a place to stash any unwanted features? On the other hand, if the developers said (and actually meant it) "The idea could be improved a bit, but I think it has some merit when I look at it from your perspective. You're welcome to try submitting it to yum-utils and we'll see if people like it. Thank you for suggesting a new feature and doing your part in keeping a good open source project alive."; the person would have a sense that they could contribute, and they would be motivated to write their plugin in the best possible way to see if people will like it. Please note, this is not aimed at any particular developers, or even at yum in particular, but it's just a principle that could apply to any open source project. As a side note, how many people actually have yum-utils and are aware of all it's features? There is once again very little motivation to submit to something that won't be used or even known about. Maybe the yum-utils structure could be improved to better incorporate plugins, or maybe a whole new yum-plugins package could be made. It would be nice to have a man page as well to (tersely if necessary) describe all the included features. Please note that I would be happy to attempt such a project if people think it is worthwhile. n0dalus. -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
