why are you asking ? because this https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=478007 ? On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 7:12 PM, David Timms <dtimms@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > David Timms wrote: >> >> Could we have an "external software requirement" category or sub-category >> in comps that packagers could use to put together similar groups of packages >> needed by specific external software packages - like: >> |- Desktop >> |- Servers >> ... >> |- Languages >> |- External software installation requirements >> { eases the install of external software by installing Fedora packages >> that such software needs to be able to run on Fedora. The external software >> will still need to be obtained from it's distributor, will often need >> further manual configuration to be usable, and is not supported by the >> Fedora project } >> |-- ldap browser >> |-- vmware server >> |-- vmware server console >> >> Is the fact that the external software is mentioned by name a potential >> problem ? Would for example "pc virtualization server" resolve that ? >> >> Are there any real problems in any of the above ? > > - we could require that only external software, that could never be properly > packaged in Fedora due to either third-party or our constraints, would be > allowed to have such a comps entry. > > - Some people seem to call external software "third party software". This is > a bit deceptive as most of the software packaged in Fedora is written by > third parties (and their communities). Yet it might be better terminology. > > So far it seems no one is objecting to this proposal (at least in > fedora-packaging list). Since this isn't directly a packaging issue, is this > the most appropriate forum for such a discussion ? > > Cheers, > > David Timms. > > -- > Fedora-packaging mailing list > Fedora-packaging@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-packaging > -- ------------ Itamar Reis Peixoto e-mail/msn: itamar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx sip: itamar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx skype: itamarjp icq: 81053601 +55 11 4063 5033 +55 34 3221 8599 -- Fedora-packaging mailing list Fedora-packaging@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-packaging
