CDRtools in RPMFusion

Hello, I would like to merge my current CDRtools package [1] in RPMFusion. It currently has quite a large user base. It is used by people who needs to burn Dual Layer DVDs or Blue Ray discs. Currently cdrkit (wodim) is not able to burn them; actually it never had since its first exception. I would like to push the package in both Fedora and EPEL branches; as my package currently works with both. It's also using kernel capabilities in both EPEL 6+ and Fedora; so that's a nice addition to avoid SUID binaries. In its current form it simply replaces wodim and all the other cdrkit packages, so I understand it does not fit in the current RPMFusion policies for package inclusion. I was thinking to adjust it and submit a review. Cdrkit currently ships with alternatives configured for readcd, cdrecord and mkisofs. The idea is to add a package for shipping those as alternatives for cdrkit with a higher priority. This way, a user who wants to install cdrecord would have the symlink correctly configured with it as the preference; the package would not overwrite base packages and there's no configuration required. And users who don't know what is it, would not get the package. There are a few issues though: - Cdrkit ships symlinks for some of the programs, not all (i.e. isoinfo, isovfy, etc.); a bug needs to be opened on cdrkit in Fedora. - Cdrtools binaries would have weird names on the system (like cdrtools.cdrecord or cdrtools.mkisofs), but alternatives would return the correct name. - The package gets really complicated for nothing. - The same cdrkit package shipped in RHEL 6 uses the same alternatives, and bugs in bugzilla gets usually ignored. - The RHEL 5 package can't be updated, as it already ships cdrecord, etc. I think there would be some interest into shipping it in RPMFusion, at least for EPEL 6 and Fedora; what is your idea? Should I proceed into the long process of fixing packages upstream and then publish the review? I have a Redhat account as a customer, so I can probably also file bugs for RHEL 6 cdrkit packages, but I don't know about the results. Thanks & regards, --Simone [1] http://negativo17.org/cdrtools/ -- You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore (R. W. Emerson). http://xkcd.com/229/ http://negativo17.org/