Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL) Now Open

[Dag Wieers]

On Fri, 27 Jul 2007, Karsten Wade wrote:

> If you use enterprise-class Linux (EL) distributions derived from
> Fedora, such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux or CentOS, we have something
> very exciting for you.
> 
> Ever find yourself rebuilding one of the high-quality Fedora packages
> for your EL version because it didn't ship with the EL distro?
> 
> Friends, there is a new way.  May we introduce ...
> 
>                Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL)
> 
> EPEL is a community of package maintainers working from inside of
> Fedora.  Many are the same people who maintain the Fedora version.  Yet,
> there room for new packages and contributors.  Currently, around 1000
> packages are available, and we've been growing at the rate of several
> dozen packages every week.
> 
>   http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL
> 
> How to use EPEL:
> 
>   http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL/FAQ#howtouse
> 
> You can look for packages here:
> 
>   http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL/FAQ#WhereIsTheSoftwareRepositoryLocated
> 
> Looking for a package not in EPEL or other questions?
> 
>   http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL/FAQ

Could the FAQ specifically state that EPEL is not compatible with 3rd 
party repositories like RPMforge, ATrpms or CentOS Extras ?

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