Re: Status of RPM Fusion for EL
On 10.11.2008 15:05, Rex Dieter wrote:
Hans de Goede wrote:
> If we do that then 5.0, 5.1 and 5.2 users will not be able to install
> those gstreamer packages, as these will Require the newer gstreamer
> packages from RHEL-5.3, if that is ok with EPEL's guidelines, then I'm
> all for it.
That's true for all of EPEL, to not have separate repos for each 5.0,
5.1, 5.2, etc..., and the choice was made to only really support the
latest for now.
And I think it makes the most sense, as the Z-Streams/the Extended
Update Support (EUS) (e.g. update support for 5.1 after 5.2 is out) are
only done for certain releases, only for a shorter lifespan and only if
you pay extra for them iirc. Hence the bulk of users always will be on
the latest release of a RHEL family (RHEL4, RHEL5).
CU
knurd