Changes/MongoDB Removal

Summary

Fedora has determined that the Server Side Public Licensev1 (SSPL) is not a Free Software License. Therefore, we need to drop MongoDB from Fedora or never update it again. Never updating it would bring security issues, hence we decided to remove it.

Owner

• Name: Patrik Novotný
• Email: panovotn@redhat.com
• Release notes owner:

Current status

• Targeted release: Fedora 30
• Last updated: 2019-02-11
• Tracker bug: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>

Detailed Description

All mongodb packages need to be dropped, as well as mongodb container and modules.

• Full list of packages to drop
  • mongodb
  • mongodb-server
  • mongodb-test

• Full list of packages to adapt
  • golang-github-go-mgo-mgo
  • fawkes
  • fawkes-devenv
  • mongo-c-driver
  • mongo-cxx-driver
  • mongo-tools
  • mongodb-test (self)
  • perl-MongoDB
  • python-beaker
  • rubygem-database_cleaner
  • rubygem-mongo
  • rubygem-mongoid

Scope

• Proposal owners:

• Other developers:
  • bcotton (condor)
  • bowlofeggs (python-pymongo)
  • fpokorny (golang-github-go-mgo-mgo)
  • ppisar (perl-MongoDB)
  • remi (php-alcaeus-mongo-php-adapter, php-mongodb)
  • tdawson (rubygem-mongo, rubygem-mongoid)
  • orphan (pulp)
  • andreamanzi (python-beaker)
  • timn (fawkes, fawkes-devenv)

Packagers are expected to remove any functionality depending on MongoDB package. Disabling tests should be sufficient for most.

• Release engineering: #Releng issue number (a check of an impact with Release Engineering is needed)
  • List of deliverables: N/A (not a System Wide Change)

• Policies and guidelines: N/A (not a System Wide Change)

• Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change)

Upgrade/compatibility impact

N/A (not a System Wide Change)

How To Test

N/A (not a System Wide Change)

Dependencies

N/A (not a System Wide Change)

Contingency Plan

• Contingency mechanism: (What to do? Who will do it?) N/A (not a System Wide Change)
• Contingency deadline: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
• Blocks release? N/A (not a System Wide Change), Yes/No
• Blocks product? product

Documentation

N/A (not a System Wide Change)