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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=563844 Toshio Ernie Kuratomi <a.bad...@gmail.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |a.bad...@gmail.com --- Comment #49 from Toshio Ernie Kuratomi <a.bad...@gmail.com> 2010-05-26 15:18:35 EDT --- IIUC everything going on in these two tickets we have the following facts: 1) We cannot have both zim and Zim packages as those package names conflict according to our guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Conflicts#Conflicting_Package_Names 1b) We probably do not have a tooling problem (there were tooling issues in the past and I think we've resolved them all) however, this is not a well tested case and thus new issues can arise without us noticing. 2) The upstream for zim has released a new version of their software that is incompatible with the old version. Some people (including the present Fedora Maintainer) do not want to upgrade. We give broad latitude to maintainers but this does seem to be counter to the Fedora Objectives: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Objectives 3) The Fedora maintainer for the previous version of zim wants to fork but hasn't done so yet. 4) The new zim release has been packaged and has a maintainer willing to work on it. 5) Neither the upstream zim nor the incipient fork of zim have decided to rename their software yet. I'm not sure where we are in regards to contacting upstream: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Conflicts#Approaching_Upstream 5b) Since a Fedora Maintainer is making the fork of the old zim, it would behoove us to set a good example and have the fork rename. 6) This can go to fesco to decide if the competing Fedora maintainers can't settle their differences on their own. The questions I think are coming up here are: * Should the zim package have to update to a current, supported version, at least in rawhide? * In case of a fork initiated by a Fedora maintainer, should we force the fork to adopt change to a non-conflicting name (if the package is to remain in the Fedora repositories)? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug. _______________________________________________ package-review mailing list package-review@lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/package-review
