Re: [WBEL-users] Odd window drag behaviour

I agree that keeping 100% compatible with RHEL is very important. But 
why not take it one step further? If people are maitaining their own 
"upgraded" versions of packages why not create a repository where they 
can upload their rpms for other people to use?

I think it very would be useful to have Apt, Subversion just to name few 
in WBEL. Of course, all this in a clearly marked repository and disabled 
by default.

I mean, that's what the "extras" folder is for on the mirrors right :-)

Andy

Alex Tkachenko wrote:

>On Tue, 2004-07-13 at 17:51, John Morris wrote:
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>>On Tue, 13 Jul 2004, Alex Tkachenko wrote:
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>>>It has a patch for RHEL version of metacity package - I have it 
>>>locally applied until it gets its way into the official update.
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>>Ok, this one bugs me enough I'm wondering if it justifies pushing up a 
>>patched version of metacity instead of waiting for RedHat to get around to 
>>it in U3.  I know I'll be adding this patch to my own copies, but should 
>>it go into the mainline?  It would mark a departure from tracking RH 
>>exactly and that worries me.
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>This is not the only problem with RHEL packages; I bet everybody comes
>up with some sort of local repository sooner or later, but this is
>exactly what it is: a local repository. The original goal is to keep the
>main distribution (whitebox, centos, tao, etc) as close to the original
>rhel, as possible, to make use of automatically distributed binary
>updates and third-party software. Believe me, once you start fixing
>packages yourself, you won't stop, and a year later you may find
>yourself maintaining your own distro. The original compatibility, so
>valuable because of the above reasons will be lost somewhere down the
>road.
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>So my advice - keep all the fixed packages clearly separated, and be
>ready to restore the original set should you need it (especially true in
>corporate environment). If you really need something more decent - go
>for Fedora.
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>Have a nice day,
>Alex
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