[lsb-discuss] Re: [email list for PACKAGING has been created.

[Mike Hearn]

Are the LSB mailing lists recovered yet? Messages I've sent to
lsb-discuss at any rate have failed to get through :(

On Mon, 2003-02-24 at 20:24, George Kraft wrote:
> As promised, the lsb-taskforce2 email list has been retired, and we have
> created "packaging at freestandards.org" to restart the packaging
> discussions.
> 
> Anyone wanting to join and participate in the packaging discussions
> should read up on the previous work before making any posts.
> 
> http://www.linuxbase.org/spec/packaging/lcd/faq/
> 
> George (gk4)
> 
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> 
> From: George Kraft <gk4 at austin.ibm.com>
> To: Anthony W. Youngman <wol at thewolery.demon.co.uk>
> Cc: Mike Hearn <mike at theoretic.com>, Dan Kegel <dank at kegel.com>, lsb-discuss at freestandards.org, Anthony.Youngman at ECA-International.com, Scott McNeil <mcneil at freestandards.org>, lsb-taskforce2 at lists.sourceforge.net, masonmik at us.ibm.com, Michael Chase-Salerno <salernom at us.ibm.com>, deecole at us.ibm.comno
> Subject: Re: [lsb-discuss] Some questions on the LSB build environment
> Date: 11 Feb 2003 16:05:07 -0600
> 
> > It wasn't one of mine either. The problem is that doesn't fit well with
> > the LSB, which is to codify existing practices.
> 
> Packaging is an exception to the rule, because the current inconsistent
> solutions cannot meet the growing demands (ie., dependency chain,
> content management: package updates and roll backs).
> 
> The LSB had established a Least Common Denominator (LCD) taskforce to
> describe what was common between RPM and DEB, and to establish a set of
> requirements.
> 
> http://www.linuxbase.org/spec/packaging/lcd/faq/
> 
> After the LCD phase, then the Unified Packaging taskforce was to add
> enhancements to Linux packaging.
> 
> The final phase was to define a new dependency chain.
> 
> http://www.linuxbase.org/spec/packaging/lcd/draft.txt
> 
> Recently at an LSB meeting in New York city, the workgroup had discussed
> the possibility of defining a new XML packaging DTD.  This could reflect
> the designs outlined in the above mentioned taskforces.
> 
> The current plan is to restart the packaging team by briefly reviewing
> what had been done, re-outline the requirements and goals, then map out
> a plan.  The first action item is to create a new email list called
> packaging at freestandards.org; however, this will have to wait until the
> end of the month because we are reorganizing the LSB and FSG servers.
> 
> George (gk4)
> 
> 
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