RFC: redhat-cluster-suite demotion to universe

Vikram Dhillon dhillonv10 at gmail.com
Tue Jan 5 02:47:47 UTC 2010


On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 12:16 PM, Mathias Gug <mathiaz at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> As part of the Server lucid seeds blueprint [1] I'd like to request your
> feedback on whether redhat-cluster-suite should be demoted to universe.
>
> Pros for universe demotion:
>  * extremely difficult to test
>  * earlier versions were very painful to get security updates applied
>

I agree here, the testing isn't convenient and if that could be worked
out we can keep it, otherwise I suggest demotion as well :)

> Pros for keeping in main:
>  * package is actively maintained in Debian
>  * there is certainly user demand for it
>
> [1]: https://blueprints.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/server-lucid-seeds
>
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> Mathias Gug
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