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We just dont import any unmaintained stuff. +</I> +Note that just because a package doesn't have an official maintainer, or +hasn't been changed for several years, doesn't mean that it is +non-functional. So packages should be tested before being eliminated. +><i> +</I>><i> That way we get a clean mirror start for Mageia. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> And if someone import a package, it makes him the maintainer. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Then if a package loses it maintainer, we need a policy like "if its +</I>><i> not maintained for X months, we drop it from the mirrors... +</I> +I have some very nice small programs that work very well on my system, +that haven't been changed/maintained for years. +It might be better to use unmaintained packages as a training ground for +new packagers, as suggested elsewhere in this thread. +><i> +</I>><i> So the mirror medias accordingly to all comments so far would be a +</I>><i> simple: +</I>><i> +</I>><i> * core +</I>><i> - enabled by default +</I>><i> - mirrors must mirror this media to be listed as a mirror +</I>><i> - only GPL stuff +</I>><i> - must be selfcontained +</I> +As already commented in previous posts, I would rather see this split +into 2 parts : +1) core = really core (or very useful) to a fully functional desktop or +server or developer system. +Examples include packages for the kernel, usual Linux utilities and +development tools, drivers, drak* and associated tools, complete desktop +environments (such as Gnome, KDE, LXDE), and common applications such as +LibreOffice (successor to Go-Openoffice) and Firefox. + + This would essentially be a subset (most) of Mandriva main, with +possibly some from Mandriva contrib. These packages may not depend on +packages in extra. + Every effort must be collectively made to ensure that packages in this +group are maintained. + +and + +2) extra = supplementary packages which, if they break, will not affect +core. + This is essentially all (or least all maintained) of Mandriva contrib +and much of Mandriva main. +Typical examples include calendar printing programs, poedit (for +translators), and games. + +Extra would probably be much larger than main. (After eliminating +non-functional non-maintained packages.) +><i> +</I>><i> * nonfree +</I>><i> - disabled by default, installer will ask to enable it if +</I>><i> it detects hw that need driver/fw from here... +</I>><i> - mirrors must mirror this media to be listed as a mirror +</I>><i> - contains apps/drivers/firmware that are free to redistribute, +</I>><i> but we dont have GPL source for +</I>><i> - for example ati/nvidia drivers/firmware, Oracle Java, ... +</I>><i> +</I>><i> * tainted +</I>><i> - disabled by default +</I>><i> - mirrors are free to not mirror this media +</I>><i> - stuff we think we can redistribute, but that may have some +</I>><i> patent issues or other restrictions in oter countries. +</I> +I would rather call it "restricted". For most potential users, its +content wouldn't be seen as "tainted". + +Otherwise, it seems a good breakdown. +Note +><i> +</I>><i> -- +</I>><i> Thomas +</I> +- André + +</PRE> + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="001494.html">[Mageia-dev] Mirror layout, round two +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="001497.html">[Mageia-dev] Mirror layout, round two +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#1495">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#1495">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#1495">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#1495">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |