Re: [WBEL-users] Updates - who wants some?

Vic spake the following on 10/18/2006 2:34 AM:
> Hi All.
> 
> I think it's becoming clear that other stuff has JM's attention at the
> moment - although updates are trickling out onto the mirrors, it's a small
> fraction of what's available from RH.
> 
> Now the easy route would be to say goodbye to WBEL & join up with the
> CentOS crowd. There are a couple of reasons I don't really want to do that
> - not least that I've spent quite a bit of time spreading the WBEL name
> about, and I don't really want that to go to waste. I want to get WBEL
> back on track.
> 
> I mailed John last week, asking whether he'd like to pass on WBEL - no
> reply yet; I guess he's too busy for that even :-) But no matter.
There was also a Vicki Reeves <[email protected]> that was on the list back
around Katrina time. Maybe she can add some light to this (at least if John is
still with the library, or ill, or busy or ???)
> 
> So here's my plan - I'm intending to build updates for my own machines. I
> can see a gazillion good reasons for opening up those updates to everyone
> else who wants them. They'll be specific to my computers to start with
> (i.e. no x86_64 - I don't own one), but I'll address that in the near
> future.
> 
> Is this something that will help? Am I barking?
> 
> The only fly in the ointment that I can see at present is one of bandwidth
> - I'll rent some server space for this project, but if anyone can mirror
> that, it would be much appreciated.
> 
> Vic.


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