On Thu, 3 May 2018 17:39:42 +0200
Antonio M <antonio.montagnani(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Antonio,
thanks for reference to repo. Maybe this URL is normally available only
after registration at ocsinventory download page (which I did not do).
Or I can not search well...
2018-05-03 17:33 GMT+02:00 Todd Zullinger <tmz(a)pobox.com>:
> Franta Hanzlík wrote:
> > I want to upgrade my Fedora 19 server to Fedora 27, but is seems as
> > from cca Fedora 24+ ocsinventory packages (server and agents) are not
> > in Fedora repos (although this SW is still maintained and released
> > under (Fedora acceptable) GPLv2 license:
> >
http://ask.ocsinventory-ng.org/7459/license-about-ocs-
> inventory-ng?show=7459#q7459
> >
https://www.ocsinventory-ng.org/
> > )
> > With a situation when some packages are missing in new Fedora distros
> > (and they was in previous) I have met several times, so I want to ask
> > rather generally: Is it possible to find out the fate of such package?
>
> It generally is, though sometimes it takes a little digging.
> The way I go about it is to check in the git repository for
> packages.
>
> When a package is retired from the distribution the spec
> file and other files are replaced with a dead.package file.
> The dead.package file should include the reason the package
> was retired.
>
> In the case of ocsinventory, it looks like it was orphaned
> (which is what we call it when the maintainer formally
> ceases to maintain the package). If no one else steps up to
> maintain the package it is then retired.
>
> You might start at
https://src.fedoraproject.org/. From
> there you can select the "Browse" link in the upper right
> and then search for ocsinventory. That leads you to
>
https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/ocsinventory.
>
> You'll notice the reb bubble with "Retired on Fedora" near
> the top. To view the dead.package file, click on the Files
> link. From there, clicking on the dead.package link shows
> the reason for the retirement:
>
> 2016-05-19: Retired orphaned package, because it was
> orphaned for more than six weeks.
>
> Hopefully that helps you a little (though not as much as
> having ocsinventory available of course).
>
> It's always possible for someone else to unorphan the
> package and pick up maintenance. Fedora relies heavily on
> volunteer maintainers. Maybe someone reading will decide to
> pick up the package. :)
>
> --
> Todd
> --
Hi Todd,
thanks you for your explanation and direction.
https://src.fedoraproject.org/ seems be right place for this.
Regards, Franta
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I hope the Fedora will have a better init and no binary logs