Rahul Sundaram wrote:
Les Mikesell wrote:
Whenever the issue has come up, I've always tried to point out the k12ltsp versions that not only included updates in the respins but add a lot of value with extra programs and one-click links to install some that can't be included. Have you been in touch with Eric Harrison who builds this version? He seems to have a very different opinion about the difficulty vs. value of building respins whenever someone reports a problem.No I havent talked to the k12ltsp people yet though I have discussed this otherwise with some Fedora people. Open to the idea.
In response to Les' statement that I have a very different opinion about respins, that has to be viewed in context. The K12LTSP problem set is different than the Fedora problem set, as such it is a apples-to-oranges comparison. I'd love to see official re-spun FC isos, but I certainly understand the issues and work involved.
You'd be doing everyone a favor if you could arrange to mirror his rebuild on the official fedora site with a big link that says 'Hey - this version is better for a lot of reasons'. This is work that is already done and it is just a matter of embracing it. As it stands, I don't think people 'get it' that the k12ltsp version really is a stock updated fedora plus a few add-ons that don't have to be installed.Sure. We could do that. You seem to be in touch with the relevant people. Can you request them to contact me? . I will see what can be done.
As Les notes, K12LTSP is a stock updated fedora plus a few add-ons (almost all Fedora Extras packages these days). Not only does it carry the extra QA baggage of a respin, but it is not a 100% "pure" respin. As such, I'm not so sure it would be a good idea to recognize K12LTSP as a re-spun Fedora Core. This also runs contrary to my goals, which is to get out of the "distribution" business. I'd prefer to work on eliminating the need for K12LTSP to exist[1] rather than expand it ;-) -Eric [1] I've been working with LTSP & Ubuntu on over-coming the packaging issues with LTSP. The first crack at this is now in Edubuntu & Debian unstable. I'm planning on porting these packages to FC5, if all goes well maybe they'll make it into Extras...
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