to whom should I suggest new packeges

giuliano · #1 16th July 2004, 02:55 AM

Hi,
to whom should I suggest new packeges ? I'd like to see included:
* iftop (freshmeat.net/projects/iftop/)
* mysql 4.x.x (there is still 3.23)

thanks

giuliano

Bana · #2 16th July 2004, 01:06 PM

Unfortunately Mysql 4 probably won't be in any free Redhat product for a while as there is an issue with licensing (as with mp3).

As for iftop, if it is a critical program that everyone needs then you might want to file a bug report on the main fedora bugzilla but if it is more of a 3rd party app that is infrequently used then it would probably best be placed in fedora.us (you can file a bugzilla request there).

HTH

foolish · #3 16th July 2004, 01:50 PM

As Bana says, fedora.us is for everything not already in the core. I personally think we should work on getting the Core smaller, as it is too big. (4 cds is 2 cds too much I think).

Extra packages should go to Fedora Extras, as we have no Fedora Extras yet and fedora.us will become Fedore Extras sometime before I die (I hope), fedora.us is the place to put new packages.

The best thing you can do is clearly to make the package yourself, follow the fedora.us guidelines and submit it. This is hard I know, I can't do it.

About mysql 4, it's not compatible with the GPL, which is why we don't use it. Tell the mysql people to change their license back.

panomax · #4 17th July 2004, 02:58 AM

I would like also to see a much slimmer "Fedora Core". Please see my thread: http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=19068

BTW, are you moderators Fedora developers?

giuliano, instead of MySql 4, why not use PostgreSQL?

Jman · #5 17th July 2004, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by panomax

BTW, are you moderators Fedora developers?

Nope. At least I'm not.

The place to propose package changes is probably the fedora-devel-list mailing list. (Fedora mailing lists).

giuliano · #6 20th July 2004, 01:23 AM

thanks to all for the hints. I'll do a simple rpm for iftop

giuliano

JackQuake · #7 20th July 2004, 07:25 AM

It is interesting how other Linux distros can package MySql v4.x.x and Fedora cannot. Why is this? Did they buy something?

kosmosik · #8 20th July 2004, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by giuliano

thanks to all for the hints. I'll do a simple rpm for iftop

iftop is already packaged in Fedora Extras... as for MySQL it has some licence problems. but 3.x is IMHO better than 4.x - 4.x has nothing to offer (comparing to PostgreSQL/RHDB), 3.x is fast and stable (if you don't need transactions, locks, views, functions etc. witch are essential for RDBMS), MySQL is OK for simple stuf like logging into database, cause it is fast (MyISAM tables).

foolish · #9 20th July 2004, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by panomax

BTW, are you moderators Fedora developers?

As far as I know none of the moderators on this forum has anything to do with Fedora Development. We encourage the developers to join us here in this forum, but the developers tend to be old school and they do prefer mailinglists. If you want to get in touch with the developers, the -devel mailinglist or using bugzilla (for feature requests that are well thought of and bug rapports) is the best way to do so.

We are mostly a user support forum, where users can help each other and communicate. We are highly unofficial.

crackers · #10 20th July 2004, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by foolish

We are highly unofficial.

But "we have better hair!" (That's just a joke, folks - don't read anything into it.)