From: TJ@noneofyour.business   
      
   On 05/21/2012 12:10 AM, Adam wrote:   
   > unruh wrote:   
   >> On 2012-05-20, Adam  wrote:   
   >>> Really elementary question: Are the two distros already different   
   >>> enough that packages from the Mandriva repository won't work with   
   >>> Mageia?   
   >>   
   >> They may work now. But they will diverge more and more very rapidly   
   >> (exponentially) unless of course Mageia becomes MandrivaFree (which   
   >> MandrivaSA seems to want to set up).   
   >   
   > Thanks for your answer, Bill! IOW the two repositories aren't, or soon   
   > won't be, able to complement each other.   
   >   
   > Mageia becoming Mandriva Free? That sounds like it would be a good   
   > thing, at least for me as an end user. Ongoing development by folks who   
   > know what they're doing, plus all the packages from the Mandriva   
   > repository.   
   >   
   >   
   One thing you could do is, assuming you have the space, install Mageia   
   and work with it for a while, get to know what it offers and what it   
   lacks for you. Then, if there is a package you'd like to see added to   
   the Mageia repositories, make a package request. I can't promise they'll   
   add the package, but I can say your request will be at least looked at   
   and considered.   
      
   But whatever you decide to do, waiting much longer isn't a good idea.   
   Mandriva 2010.0 is getting pretty long in the tooth, and those   
   repositories you're relying upon aren't going to be available forever.   
   And I'll bet you haven't seen many security updates in a while, either.   
   That doesn't mean Mandriva 2010.0 doesn't have vulnerabilities. It means   
   they aren't being fixed.   
      
   TJ   
      
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