Hi guys!
Let me start this thread for all who wish to explore Enlightenment with OpenSUSE. Right now we've got several repos with compiled packages:
1. A kind of 'official' one:
Index of /pub/opensuse/repositories/X11:/Enlightenment
unfortunately packages are quite outdated, but it's nice to have them too.
2. My repo for OpenSUSE-10.3:
Index of /repositories/home:/dmitry_serpokryl:/SOAD/openSUSE_10.3
Almost all packages are installed into non-standard location (/opt) and require a bit of attention (may be, may be not). The core benefit for you is that you're NOT LIMITED to the content of this repo. Any time you can rebuild .spec file (or .src.rpm) and get a current cvs packed into .rpm and ready to install. Just read a description for each package.
3. Another my repo originally designed for 'Enlightenment_DR17-cvs-core-metapackage' for OpenSUSE-10.2 - OpenSUSE-Factory. May be this repo will be merged with the second one, may be not. The only reason why this repos are not merged yet is a Rpmlint checks implemented into 11.0 - Factory. Working on it:
Index of /repositories/home:/dmitry_serpokryl:/Enlightenment-cvs-core-metapackage
The same benefits as in the second repo are here.
Why I not contributed to the 'official' repo? The answer is simple. Some packages/software are best when you get current cvs, svn, git etc. Like MPlayer, Enlightenment and so on. I don't think that User should be limited to the 'Packager' will, good mood, spare time etc. If he wish to have a current cvs - he can rebuild .src.rpm. If he failed - he always has a repo with a ready to install packages. If this point of view is accepted - no problem to terminate my 'home' repos and transfer all packages to the 'official' one. I do understand that any duplicated package is not the way for OBS.
Another point is that I do wish to contribute to Enlightenment project. And I do believe that SuSE is the best GNU/Linux distro around (I'm using SuSE since 8.2 Pro). I do respect all the great job of SuSE dev team, but I don't understand why 'Pidgin' require some parts of 'Evolution' as a dependency (I use 'mutt'). Or why we have 'JMeld' in a base distribution when the original 'meld' works much better (though IMHO). And so on. That's why was created SOAD (SuSE On Active Diet) repo.
If you're interested to contribute to such project - you're WELCOME. Any way! Even critics wich has sense are VALUABLE! But if you're happy with your kde/gnome/xfce/etc and wish only to exhibit your supremacy - PLEASE, don't post anything here.
I do believe that now and in the nearest future the only WM/Desktop Shelf which really bring valuable benefits to respective Users is Enlightenment. DR-16 or DR-17. It's my IMHO. May be I'm wrong, but my experience with all WM's/DE's is stated clear.
WELCOME!