[Mageia-dev] Mirror layout

Sat Dec 11 16:02:38 CET 2010

2010/12/11 Michael scherer <misc at zarb.org>:
+>
+> You should look a little bit more closely. For example, libdvdcss2 is plf only.
+> So does various emulator, lame ( and related like darkice ), gstreamer-bad,
+> etc. There is amule, and similar software. More than 2.
+>
+> I am sure that using a small shell script, the exact number could be found, if
+> someone want to invest the time.
+
+And there are packages which are in the normal repos as well but PLF
+offers them with a wider functionality. As already mentioned Mplayer
+and VLC.
+
+Anyway, whatever you decide, it will be a non-ideal decision because
+the circumstances are very different in many countries,
+
+As this is the case it all comes down to
+ - either have everything together and let the mirror maintainers and
+users sort it out (if needed)
+ - or have one (1) separate repo with everything not clearly without
+dubious contents, making it easy for the mirrors to exclude and for
+the users to set or not to set.
+
+I am not sure I understand what was the problem with the "Mandriva"
+solution. This model is/was easy for users and mirrors likewise
+(according to my experiences with users and mirrors over the last
+years). Certainly I can't tell for the developper side.
+
+-- 
+wobo
+