[Mageia-dev] Missing packages in Mageia 1. How to backport?

[Dexter Morgan]

On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 11:54 AM, Colin Guthrie <mageia at colin.guthr.ie> wrote:
> 'Twas brillig, and Christiaan Welvaart at 09/06/11 10:40 did gyre and
> gimble:
>> On Thu, 9 Jun 2011, Maarten Vanraes wrote:
>>
>>> otoh, perhaps a missing package is also a bugfix... maybe we could
>>> file bug
>>> reports for missing packages and go through the updates route...
>>
>> Filing bug reports is not a bad idea, even if the new package will go to
>> backports. Just explain a little why it is important (to fix this in a
>> stable release).
>>
>> We probably need a new "version" in bugzilla because mga1+backports is
>> basically a new distro. A bug in backports shouldn't be filed against
>> "1" IMHO.
>
> As I said in my original mail I really don't think backports is the
> right approach.
>
> I'd prefer to have a 3rd party repo than abuse backports to get the
> missing packages.
>
> I think updates would be the right place.

Please no 3rd repo :)
But i agree with you for updates for "new" packages ( no "new" versions ;) )