[packagers] my christmas wish: EPEL/rpmforge compatibility

[Rex Dieter]

Dag Wieers wrote:

> The problem, dear Rex, is that nobody in the EPEL community is using the
> RPMforge repository and therefor how would they know or care about any
> compatibility.

I am, if that matters. :)  We've both been attacking this slowly, and 
for your efforts, I applaud you.

> And I do not have the time nor the resources to do it.

I never intended to imply this to be something all on your shoulders, so 
let me try to be more clear: There is no room for finger pointing or 
blame, only a common goal and a shared burden.  We all want the best for 
our users.

> But you apparently do have the time, so feed me with improvements and
> fixes and I will implement them if they make sense.

Absolutely reasonable, thanks, and I pledge the same commitment likewise.

What I'd like to hope/wish for, simply, is that users be able to start 
with the assumption that EPEL/rpmforge is compatible.  And, gasp, in the 
event of any problems/incompatibilities being identified, work it out 
and fix things.  That's all.

-- Rex