Tim Jackson <lists@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: [...] > This to me is the best argument for something *like* a "testing" repo > I've seen. I've never been convinced about the whole "testing" thing > to date, but I can see a limited use for some packages (especially big > ones with long release cycles and beta/RC periods) where regular users > might want to use the latest and greatest but it wouldn't be > appropriate to put it into devel, which might of course become a > release branch. In fact even if there's any doubt about whether the > package might not be ready for the next release (e.g. close to FC7 > branch) it makes it awkward for the maintainer because you they > potentially have to revert devel (go backwards)and undo good work if > it turned out the package wasn't quite ready in time for a branch, > which isn't ideal. That would mean having stable versions, development, and testing. Too much for a short-lived distribution like Fedora. There are testing packages announced from time to time in developer's own space, that should be enough. Perhaps that should be expanded to Extras people? -- Dr. Horst H. von Brand User #22616 counter.li.org Departamento de Informatica Fono: +56 32 2654431 Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria +56 32 2654239 Casilla 110-V, Valparaiso, Chile Fax: +56 32 2797513 -- fedora-extras-list mailing list fedora-extras-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-extras-list
