Call for input: customer contributed RPMS in the unofficial repository

[Jim Nelson]

Michael E Brown wrote:
> All,
>      As the maintainer of the unofficial Dell yum repository
> (http://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware), I have noticed that we have had
> many customers develop their own solutions for things like:
>    -- raid monitoring (megacli, etc)
>    -- system monitoring plugins things like nagios/etc.
>    -- scripts to interface from openmanage to nagios/etc.
>    -- openipmi interface Dell-specific stuff.
> 
>     I would like to know if anybody is interested in contributing RPMs
> with these things to the unofficial repository for easier use by other
> customers.
> 

I think it would be a great idea.  I've got a plan for rewriting the munin ipmi 
plugin so it doesn't barf on Dell machines, among other things.

>     If there is interest in this, there are quite a few details to work
> out, such as the submission process, security/digital signatures,
> support for different OS, etc. But if it is worthwhile, I have support
> from my management to work on something like this.
> 
>     So, I'd like to start a discussion the list to get people's feedback
> on this idea.
> --
> Michael
> 
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