Re: Missing packages

On Mon, 1 Sep 2003, John Morris wrote:

> On Sun, 31 Aug 2003, Michael Redinger wrote:
> 
> > from Bugzilla:
> > 
> > "Taroon isn't intended to be self-hosting; the -devel packages are removed
> >  to limit ABI support liability (keep customers/ISVs from using libraries
> >  that we don't want to live with forever)."
> 
> Translation from marketing to english:
> 
> "Don't use this on a developers workstation."
> 
> Of course since developers are one of the few people it would otherwise
> make sense to deploy WS for.....  Sounds like somebody better put down the
> crackpipe before the last former RedHat customer/ISV gets the kinks out of
> another distro.
> 
> Seriously, while someone COULD build up all of the missing -devel
> packages, wouldn't anyone who was into that sort of self abuse already be
> running Gentoo?  Selling a product that is less useful than the free
> version doesn't sound like the best business plan, but then I'm just a
> hick in the backwoods of Louisiana and probably don't understand the
> corporate mindset RedHat is selling to.

I could be wrong BUT I think that if you are developing for RHEL you would
want to develop on RHEL. That way you can test your stuff on the target
platform.

I fail to understand Red Hat's justification for not including the devel
packages with software that a corporation is paying for. One of the reasons
for buying RHEL in the first place is stability. How could someone justify
changing an ABI once the things is released? To me that would seem likely
to negate some of the stability people are paying for. Of course maybe I have
misunderstood this whole issue. If so I would be greatful if someone corrected
me. 

I guess the real question is, is this just a Taroon thing or will this continue
once 3.0 final is out??

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