Reconsider approval of https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/RelocateRpmRepoConfigsToUsr as a "self-contained Change" #3648

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opened 2026-07-20 18:43:58 +00:00 by adamwill · 4 comments

adamwill commented

2026-07-20 18:43:58 +00:00

"A self-contained change is a change to isolated package(s), or a general change with limited scope and impact on the rest of the distribution/project. Examples include addition of a group of leaf packages, or a coordinated effort within a Special Interest Group (SIG) with limited impact outside the SIG’s functional area."

Moving core configuration files that have been where they are for literal decades somewhere else, without a symlink, seems very much not to meet this definition. Even within the Change proposal itself, it is admitted that this will break multiple older versions of package managers which are still in active use (we definitely still have things using python3-dnf).

I'm not saying the Change should be rejected, but it should be treated as a high-profile system-wide Change. It is not self-contained.

I did not catch this Change when it was proposed, but I do not believe it was correct to approve https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/RelocateRpmRepoConfigsToUsr as a "self-contained change". Per the [Changes policy](https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/operations/changes_policy/), here is the definition of a "self-contained Change": "A self-contained change is a change to isolated package(s), or a general change with limited scope and impact on the rest of the distribution/project. Examples include addition of a group of leaf packages, or a coordinated effort within a Special Interest Group (SIG) with limited impact outside the SIG’s functional area." Moving core configuration files that have been where they are for literal decades somewhere else, without a symlink, seems very much *not* to meet this definition. Even within the Change proposal itself, it is admitted that this will break multiple older versions of package managers which are still in active use (we *definitely* still have things using python3-dnf). I'm not saying the Change should be rejected, but it should be treated as a high-profile system-wide Change. It is not self-contained.

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2026-07-20 18:51:10 +00:00

gotmax23 commented

2026-07-20 18:54:20 +00:00

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+1 to reclassify as a system-wide Change

siosm commented

2026-07-21 07:11:10 +00:00

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+1, reasonable request indeed

supakeen commented

2026-07-21 07:39:46 +00:00

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+1 to recategorize.

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2026-07-21 19:50:09 +00:00

zbyszek commented

2026-07-21 19:50:15 +00:00

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This was discussed during the meeting today:
* AGREED: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/RelocateRpmRepoConfigsToUsr is recategorized as a System Wide Change (+5, 0, 0)
* ACTION: Neal Gompa (Fedora) to fill in the Change Page with details required for a System Wide Change.
* ACTION: Announce the Change reclassification on devel-announce once the updates have been made

This was discussed during the meeting today: * AGREED: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/RelocateRpmRepoConfigsToUsr is recategorized as a System Wide Change (+5, 0, 0) * ACTION: Neal Gompa (Fedora) to fill in the Change Page with details required for a System Wide Change. * ACTION: Announce the Change reclassification on devel-announce once the updates have been made