Re: Re: Tao u3/u4

>> I think it's time you explained to the users exactly why U3 hasn't been
>> released.  I'm not going to rename those directories, change the version
>> to differ from i386, (or change the version of i386), contact the mirror
>> maintainers to fix the mirrors, etc. etc. - just because you're too
>> stubborn to replace the tao-release package on those ISO's.  If you're
>> going to do stupid things like that and stubbornly refuse to fix them,
>> then I'd really rather not work with you.  Maybe better for you to just
>> quit and see if anybody would like to replace you as maintainer for
>> x86_64/ia64.
>>
>
> Ok. I've been thinking it and more i think, more clear it is.
>
> Since being nore and waiting David to catch up for U3, i started to
> merge in those enahancements i've been working with. Same time i
> decided to alter a little of tao-release. tao-release mod made it be
> *3AS* as it's big brother with side effect that yum would look updates
> under tao-3AS-<arch> instead this tao-1.0-<arch>. I put that on the
> images, uploaded and before releasing those told David about the
> modification. Since then we have been arguing about this and few other
> things. Result being that i refuse to make any more images until i can
> release those U3-images and David refusing the re-organization of
> updates structure.


I really don't understand why the x86_64 release should be 3AS instead of 
1.0, neither do I understand why it is a problem to create a 3AS 
repository nor is it burdensome for me to change $releasever with 1.0 to 
get yum working. IMHO none of them are vitally important and it's nothing 
a oneliner in the FAQ wouldn't solve. It 'just worked' and that alone was 
more than good enough for me.

All I do know is that it is a big loss for the Tao project and Tao users. 
I have been using Tao x86 and x86_64 with a lot of pleasure and the 
extent to which both David and Pasi were supporting Tao Linux and the Tao 
users with their questions and problems never stopped amazing me.

I lack the knowledge by miles to do what Pasi did which means that I will 
now have to move away from Tao for at least my x86_64 machines because I 
am not sure whether I am able to always build the SRPMS the right way.

I would like to thank both Pasi and David for their time and the support 
I have been enjoying. Too bad that such a large part of Tao is at a loss 
over such a minor issue....

Remco

>
> If my count is right, this is third time David asks me 'to just quit
> with Tao Linux'. This time i do just as wished.
>
> ***********************************************************
> So efective NOW, i stop maintaining any Tao Linux arches and
> will direct my free time to CentOS-3, CentOS-4 and cAos-2.
> ************************************************************
>
> If someone else will maintain Tao Linux x86-64, ia64, s390 and s390x,
> it's fine by me, but i won't.
>
> I'll convert my work with ia64, s390 and s390x to be Centos-3 soonish.
>
> It was good year even tho we were pretty tight with David as of U2
> already. I was just bored to death as i didn't have few crucial *TL*
> SRPMS and could not release final ISOs. Had to wait some month before
> finally being able to publish U2-images. As it's David's project and i
> am just a sidekick here, i'll leave as it's not my project.