Re: [rdo-list] Archived EOL distribution not available?

2016-05-15 19:28 GMT+02:00 Baek Hyun-wook <baekhw(a)cs.utah.edu&gt;: > Hi all, > > I have been using OpenSatck Icehouse on CentOS 6 for research purpose, > but recently found the rdo-release-* files in EOL archive are all removed > from the repository in fedorapeople > (i.e., repos.fedorapeople.org/repos/openstack/EOL/openstack- > /epel-6/). > > Actually, I am in critical trouble for this > because deployment of that version on CentOS 6 is essential > for evaluation of my system.. > > I am not sure those files are deleted by accident > or intentionally to prevent people to use deprecated versions. > But, if latter is the case, I think it is not fit to the purpose of an > archive as well.. > > It looks there are also some other people who are confused for this: > https://ask.fedoraproject.org/en/question/87680/did-the-package-rdo-relea... > > Please consider to bring back those rdo-release-* files in the archive.. > Or is there any other mirror repo where I can get old versions of OpenStack > on CentOS? > > Regards, > Hyun-wook Baek > FYI, they were deleted on purpose and here's why: When we EOL a version, we move repositories content to the EOL directory to indicate their status [1] Since the repository files installed by the rdo-release packages points to the old location, not only they are useless but they would give end-users the false idea that they still can deploy those versions by just installing those packages. Though I do not recommend to use EOL repositories You could also write your own yum repository files pointing to the new locations. Regards, H. [1] RDO Icehouse EOL announcement: https://www.redhat.com/archives/rdo-list/2015-August/msg00058.html > _______________________________________________ > rdo-list mailing list > rdo-list(a)redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rdo-list > > To unsubscribe: rdo-list-unsubscribe(a)redhat.com