Re: FW: Fedora Extras available for download

Don't know about the new site, but the old site used to.
It's just a matter of running a script to build info for the RPMs.
No different than any RPM repository.
In fact, there is a submission page and related database.

Of course, this has nothing to do with the package front-ends like APT, YUM, etc...
They have their own mechanisms, as well as front-ends like Synaptic and YUMGUI that offer the same.

-- 
Bryan J. Smith (currently mobile)
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-----Original Message-----
From:  The Donald Cowart 
Date:  05-2-2 11:00
To:  jaxlug-list@...
Subj:  Re: [JaxLUG] FW: Fedora Extras available for download

Just a quick question, do they have a short description list for what
the program is for/what it does?  A web listing preferably, I know it
can be searched via yum, but I'm thinking of something browsable.

--Donald

On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 10:22:42 -0800 (PST), Bryan J. Smith
<b.j.smith@...> wrote:
> Ahhh ... Fedora Extras and APT have been updated with all the new Fedora Core 3 changes.
> 
> --
> Bryan J. Smith (currently mobile)
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From:  Elliot Lee
> Date:  05-2-2 9:20
> To:  fedora-announce-list@..., 
fedora-extras-announce-list@...,        
fedora-list@...,  fedora-extras-list@...
> Subj:  Fedora Extras available for download
> 
> So you're wondering what's up with Fedora Extras these days. We have an
> announcement to make.
> 
> <Sopwith> So what should I put in the announcement?
> <|Jef|> Sopwith: that we are all deeply deeply ashamed for the delay and
> we throw ourselves on the mercy of the community and ask for forgiveness
> 
> Thanks to the efforts of all the Extras contributors, you can now get
> Fedora Extras packages from the main Fedora download site at
> http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/extras/
> 
> Fedora Extras are sets of packages that augment Fedora Core but do not
> replace Fedora Core component packages. These packages, like all packages
> that are part of The Fedora Project, must conform to the legal
> requirements of the project and conform to the Fedora Extras policies.
> 
> Examples of packages currently available in Fedora Extras include:
>         bittorrent cfengine gqview jikes libsigc++ openslp rxvt sqlite
>         starfighter zope
> with a total of over 500 packages available!
> 
> The fedora-extras-list
> (https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-extras-list/) is the best
> place to discuss Extras.
> 
> If you'd like to start becoming involved with Extras development, a good
> step beyond joining fedora-extras-list might be
> http://cvs.fedora.redhat.com/extras.shtml
> 
> <mschwendt> Sopwith: bug reports via bugzilla.redhat.com, not
> bugzilla.fedora.us
> 
> Please remember to report bugs at http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/ Use
> a Product of "Fedora Extras".
> 
> Seth Vidal deserves special recognition for continuing to be the engine
> behind getting builds done and organized through the fedoraproject.org
> site.
> 
> And thanks to you all for being part of Fedora!
> -- Elliot
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