seth vidal schrieb: > On Fri, 2006-08-11 at 15:43 -0500, Tom 'spot' Callaway wrote: >> On Fri, 2006-08-11 at 12:58 +0200, Axel Thimm wrote: >> >>> d) support for coinstallation of kmdls should be pushed into FC6 asap >>> (working plugin has already been submitted here and tested be >>> ATrpms users). Requires a positive vote on a-c) >> Rather than vote on these issues as Axel suggests (which we can >> certainly do), I think that perhaps we should look at a different >> approach: >> >> Just throwing it out here, but I don't really see consensus on this >> issue. People either like kmod or kmdl, and I think there are definite >> pros/cons to each approach. My instinct is that if we vote on Axel's >> items, they will not pass. And I don't think it is because the kmdl >> standard is broken or outright wrong, I think much of it is due to the >> fact that so much pain and effort went into making the kmod standard >> (which works for the majority of cases) that people are honestly >> unwilling to start over. >> >> So, here's the heretical proposition: >> >> How about we permit either kmod OR kmdl as an acceptable standard? E.g. >> Document both, and let the packager choose? >> >> I see kernel module packaging as one of the last barriers to bringing in >> contributions from open source, unencumbered 3rd party repo packages. >> Given the near religious nature of this debate, maybe a little >> flexibility (not infinite flexibility) is merited here for the greater >> good? > > umm - then we'll need both plugins and it will be near impossible to > make sure they play nicely. > moreover - if a package switches owners and one likes kmod while the > previous one likes kmdl then we're kinda, umm, screwed. And we need proper support for both standards in plague. And having two standard is confusing for the users, too. > the packaging committee should make a choice, go with and then it is > done. > > that's the whole point of the committee. +1 Cu thl -- Fedora-packaging mailing list Fedora-packaging@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-packaging
