On 06/05/2012 12:42 AM, Yasha Karant wrote: > On 05/30/2012 04:55 PM, Stefan Lasiewski wrote: >> And for continuity, I'll point out that there was a similar, lengthy >> discussion on this topic in September 2011. >> >> Here is the thread started by Tanmoy Chatterjee: >> >> http://listserv.fnal.gov/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind1109&L=SCIENTIFIC-LINUX-USERS&T=0&I=-3&X=5E3D186375663BCF45&Y=slasiewski%40lbl.gov&P=26572 >> > > Is there any reliable summary of this information, rather like a matrix > that describes characteristics of the relevant EL6 repos? > > Examples of matrix columns (assuming the rows lists the repos): > > paid professional or volunteer maintained? You answered your own question right here. What "paid professional" is paid to maintain such a list? And if it matters to you that a repo is maintained by a paid staff, then you'd probably also not trust a list maintained by voltunteers (Who would validate the list to standard? And what employer sets the standard?). So if you yourself decided to create such a list it would be in your spare time as a volunteer effort, thereby invalidating its use by others who want such a list and only trust work performed by paid staff for said purpose. Etc. This is a circular line of questioning which crops up from time to time; the answer remains the same.