[ATrpms-users] bittorrent client and epel repo compatibility

[Axel Thimm]

On Thu, Aug 02, 2007 at 12:51:26PM -0400, Dave wrote:
> Hello,
>    I've got two questions and i'm hoping you can point me in the right 
> direction.
>    Do you use a bittorrent client on centos? If so which one and how do you 
> invoke it? I'm trying to get some content available on bittorrent and i'm 
> not getting any downloads.

I'd suggest mldonkey.

>    Second, I've installed CentOS5 enabled it's centosplus repo, installed 
> your repo, and rpmforge, all is working well. Then i added epel, though 
> haven't enabled it. I've been following the list back and forth on this and 
> as you run atrpms i was wondering if you could give me a nonpoliticalicized 
> view, of the situation in terms of compatibility for an end user.

There is only a political view, no one has actually checked any
implementation details. If the cooperation fails at the organisational
level, it makes no sense to try to rescue it at lower levels. We tried
that with fedora.us and it was a PITA, we won't do that again.

> For example say you and epel both have a library needed by say
> backuppc or bacula client or something, which would be downloaded
> from which repo, and how would the choice effect i guess system
> stability?

I have no idea, and I won't investigate the epel impact, therefore I'm
not able to recommend any such mixture, even though I'm known as the
preacher for a healthy multi-repo setup.

If you want to know my opinion: Use rpmforge/dag/dries/centos
extras/plus/karan/sl contrib and ATrpms and if something is
incompatible ping the interested parties - we *are* working
together. With EPEL there is no two-sided cooperation possible, so
none of the above repos is really be interested in taking the burden
on its shoulders alone. You will probably be pointed to carry your
issue to epel.

On any issues with compatibily please contact the EPEL lists/bugzillas
etc.
-- 
Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
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