[R-sig-Fedora] Self Introduction

[Tom Callaway]

Hi Ali, welcome to the SIG!

I'm not sure that adding new R module packages makes sense in EPEL. The
exponential rate of new dependencies just to be able to keep the existing
packages current in Fedora makes it incredibly painful for us to do the R
major version upgrades there (whereas, for EPEL, it's much much simpler).

Part of why I haven't had time to do the next major R update for Fedora is
this, it takes so much time to rebuild the entire R package tree there (and
as Fedora work is no longer the primary part of my day job, large multi day
efforts like this have not been easy to accomplish).

Combine that with the average R user being content to simply install via
CRAN, and I'm not sure that the pros outweigh the cons in adding modules as
packages to EPEL.

I think this is something we should discuss as a SIG though. :)

~spot

On Thu, Jul 21, 2022, 9:18 AM Ali Erdinc Koroglu <
ali.erdinc.koroglu using intel.com> wrote:

> Hello, Everyone.
> My name is Ali Erdinc Koroglu, I work at Intel in the Linux Systems
> Engineering team where we build and package optimization work across
> various Linux distros. I'm also CentOS Hyperscale SIG member + Fedora
> packager (fas: aekoroglu) and NeuroSIG member.
>
> I was planning to work on R + OpenBLAS and upgrade R packages for Fedora
> and migrate the missing once into EPEL8/9.
> So I think the R SIG is an excellent fit for my efforts and I would like
> to become a member.
>
> I look forward to working with you all.
>
> Best regards,
> Ali Erdinc Koroglu
>
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