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From: Sebastian Pipping <webmaster@...>
Subject: Re: [rfc] layman-global.txt, repositories.xml, layman, overlays.gentoo.org
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:17:01 +0200
Ciaran McCreesh wrote:
> Sure. Just periodically fetch the repository centrally. Have a master
> list of sync URLs with expected repository names, and use that to
> generate the full master list that includes metadata.
> 
> Added bonus: you can quickly remove any repository that no longer
> exists.

How long do you want the time frame for add-meta-data-or-get-kicked
to be?  If half the repos don't not make it will kicking them help
anybody?  What if that metadata format changes later or is extended by
additional required entries?



Sebastian


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