PR#1480: List explicit exemption for fXX-backgrounds. - packaging-committee

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#1480 List explicit exemption for fXX-backgrounds.

Merged 3 months ago by james. Opened 3 months ago by tibbs.

tibbs/packaging-committee exemption into master

List explicit exemption for fXX-backgrounds.

Jason Tibbitts • 3 months ago

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guidelines/modules/ROOT/pages/ReviewGuidelines.adoc

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		`@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@`
		`to provide a subpackage that exists in Fedora`
		`but does not exist (or is not shipped) in RHEL.`

		`+ .Exemptions which have been explicitly granted:`
		`+`
		`+ * fXX-backgrounds`
		`+ (https://pagure.io/packaging-committee/issue/1479[ticket]):`
		`+ This package doesn't follow the usual naming conventions`
		`+ for versioned packages,`
		`+ but a new one is created per Fedora release.`
		`+`
		`== Relaxed rules for existing components`

		`Some guidelines that apply to "new" packages`

tibbs commented 3 months ago

This lists the fXX-backgrounds package as a permanent exemption and provides a convenient example in case we need to add more exemptions in the future.

Fixes #1479.