kolab 1->2 migration

[Luca Villani]

Alle 00:13, martedì 20 aprile 2004, Thomas Lotterer ha scritto:


> > > > Can you explain to me the OpenPKG platform adoption reasons?
>
> OpenPKG is about Cross-Platform Unix Software Packaging.
[...]
> I do not understand what drove the Mandrake people to waste their time
> integrating Kolab into their native distribution.

I do not use Mandrake Linux on server side, it is only on my corporate desktop 
(my home desktop has a Debian).

But I know the answer to your question: MandrakeSoft is a *linux* vendor.
They must not handle "Cross-Platform Unix Software Packaging", they must only 
handle Mandrake Linux packages.

I understand why Kolab developers has adopted OpenPKG, but I also understand 
MandrakeSoft approach.
Simply, Kolab developers and Mandrake packagers have different requirements, 
we are looking to two different order of problems.


> It is like purchasing a boat for driving down the road.
> It needs major adjustments to make it work. Not only once. But every
> time a new accessory is released. Not to mention the release of a whole
> new boat.

MandrakeSoft approach is a bit different: for Kolab they use system Postfix, 
system OpenLDAP, system Apache 2.0.x, system Cyrus, system OpenSSL, system 
Perl... All of this packages are patched and upgraded indipendently from 
Kolab, and Kolab package, in *this* scenario, can take advantage of any 
system upgrade.

Remember: they are *linux* vendors, they *have* almost all of Kolab components 
embedded in *their* own platform, and if you take a look at their own src.rpm 
you can see only a few patches, almost all regarding configuration files and 
configuration procedures.

IMHO, they've done a good work.


> Hopefully it makes Mandrake customers happy to receive Kolab software and
> support with the OS. Customer satisfaction is the only viable reason for
> this expenditure I can think of.

Playing with

	urpmi kolab-server

is much more comfortable then playing with QIM procedure, and playing with

	urpmi --auto-select

is much more comfortable then playing with QIM procedure too.
I think Mandrake server users installing Kolab will be very satisfied. :-)


> I would have preferred to see them supporting OpenPKG - but I'm biased ;-)

Mandrake guys has built their linux distribution on top of two good package 
manipulation packages, rpm and urpmi, thay do not need OpenPKG.
And as far as they remain a linux vendor, they will not need OpenPKG.



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