[Compcomm] A funny situation

[Mike Dransfield]

Franz Rogar wrote:
> 2007/6/18, Mike Dransfield <mike at blueroot.co.uk>:
>   
>> Franz Rogar wrote:
>>     
>>> Note: I've kept the whole post 'cause this is the general answer that
>>> host them all ;)
>>>
>>> That's why Beryl had packagers and official repos so newbies only need
>>> to add the repo and install :)
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>> Beryl only needed to provide packagers and repos
>> because it was unofficial and not included by default.
>>
>> Compiz users normally just need to install, there is no
>> need to add a 3rd party repo.
>>
>>     
>
> You still don't get it, right? Beryl was OFFICIAL. Official Beryl, a
> fork, but an OFFICIAL project. Same as other forks are "official"
> meanwhile it's core developers are in.
>   
What I mean is that it was not  in  many distros default
packages, you always had to add an 'unofficial repository'.

Compiz was always part of the official package list so all
anyone ever had to do to install compiz was to install it.
> Maybe you don't like to hear that Beryl was official. Also, I want
> remember you that Compiz wasn't also "included by default" on any
> distro. And if Feisty took it as by default, there's Sabayon who did
> just the same but for Beryl.
>   
You are thinking of installed by default, compiz is in
the default package list for most or all of the main
distros.

Edgy had an official compiz package AND a compiz-extra
package in their main repo, so getting back to the original
point it is easier to install compiz than beryl.
> Now, the only difference is that Compiz will stay as only-kernel (and
> avoid the beryl one) but, can you say just exactly the same for
> CompComm, kiba-doc, screenlets...?
>
> Also, I've never said what should be hosted on repos but you thought I
> was refering ONLY to core, which, as I've pointed you, it's not
> correct at all.
>
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