EPEL/Reports/Week29

= Weekly EPEL Summary =

Week 29/2007

Most important happenings

 * RH will plans to add stuff that is part of the EL5Client (like python-imaging) to the Channels for EL5Server; that should solve most of our problem on that topic

Attending
From the Steering Committee:


 * dgilmore (DennisGilmore)
 * Jeff_S (Jeff Sheltren) (had to leave after half the meeting)
 * mmcgrath (MikeMcGrath)
 * nirik (KevinFenzi) (had to leave early)
 * quiad (KarstenWade)
 * stahnma (MichaelStahnke)

Missing from the Steering Committee:


 * knurd (ThorstenLeemhuis)

Others that participated the meeting:

Summary

 * broken Deps - Jeff_S


 * still lots of broken deps

nirik> I've found that if you mail maintainers direct with a solution, most of them will do something... I can try and do that some in the next few days.


 * more on the list


 * branch for EPEL if Fedora Maintainer does not react


 * https://www.redhat.com/archives/epel-devel-list/2007-July/msg00104.html not yet ratified as tehre were not enough people to vote


 * early end due to the latter fact

Full Log
https://www.redhat.com/archives/epel-devel-list/2007-July/msg00164.html

General
Number of EPEL Contributors 112

We welcome 2 new contributors: kwizart_AT_gmail.com, mattdm_AT_mattdm.org

EPEL 5
Number of source packages: 469

Number of binary packages: 853

There are 7 new Packages:
 * cacti | An rrd based graphing tool
 * ctapi-common | Common files and packaging infrastructure for CT-API modules
 * ftgl | OpenGL frontend to Freetype 2
 * goffice | Goffice support libraries
 * iksemel | An XML parser library designed for Jabber applications
 * logserial | Package for logging incoming bytes on asynchronous serial ports
 * rdiff-backup | Convenient and transparent local/remote incremental mirror/backup
 * tachyon | Parallel / Multiprocessor Ray Tracing System

EPEL 4
Number of source packages: 289

Number of binary packages: 596

There are 5 new Packages:
 * ctapi-common | Common files and packaging infrastructure for CT-API modules
 * iksemel | An XML parser library designed for Jabber applications
 * logserial | Package for logging incoming bytes on asynchronous serial ports
 * rdiff-backup | Convenient and transparent local/remote incremental mirror/backup
 * tachyon | Parallel / Multiprocessor Ray Tracing System