On 16 June 2014 16:59, Jim Perrin <jperrin@centos.org> wrote:

On 06/16/2014 02:49 PM, Simone Caronni wrote:

> In previous releases CentOS was inserting in the distribution all the
> packages that make up the full spectrum of RHEL variants, so in version 6
> it included for example the Workstation channel and a full Workstation was
> installable for CentOS 6 (in fact all the content never fit into 1 dvd). As
> far as I know they are not changing this policy.
>

We aren't.

> By using CentOS as the basis and not RHEL 7 we could have all the channels
> that are not used at the moment for building.

As much as I'd like to see CentOS as the basis for *everything* (I may
be a bit biased here), I don't think this is a good idea.

RHEL packages by their very nature will come out first. This puts EPEL
in a position to work with them immediately, and to remain impartial
across the rebuilding community (springdale/puias, centos, SL, that
database company, etc). If CentOS lags behind for some unforseen reason,
why put everyone else out until we get our act together? Same with every
other rebuild. We know RHEL packages will be out on time every time
because they're the ones delivering them.

To me, the only current time it would make sense for CentOS to be the
base repo would be for something RHEL doesn't ship, such as x86 or other
arch.

Well there are 3 reasons I could see:

1) Community alignment. The CentOS people are enterprise-ee and have a better idea of what is important to use in those environments than the Fedora maintainer who may just be building it but not testing or knowing if it works.

2) Let us face it.. building against RHEL is a pain in batookis. We may have to argue over what channels we consider essential and which ones aren't. We have to then deal with the 2-3 packages which show up per release where if something is built against it but you only have Server entitlements now you can't install the mediawiki because it pulled in Workstations TeX libraries. [Made up example.. it was something close to that but I forget which.] You build against CentOS core and what is there you know everyone has.

3) You guys go to a lot of shows and it would be nice if EPEL people could go too :). I guess that is closer to one but more self-serving.

Stephen J Smoogen.