So what do people think of a "reference implementation" distribution
around rpm5?  I recognize that the politics could quickly overshadow
the utility, but my idea was nothing fancy, no patches, just a
minimalist Linux system that reflects how to use rpm and what ways rpm
provides to solve different packaging problems (like lua for glibc
scriptlets as an example).  The rationale is that I'm one of those
people that learns by example, and seeing how this team of rpm
veterans pieces together a base system I think could greatly benefit
the rpm using community at large and perhaps even become a base for
distros to work with.  Also I think having clear examples of how to
use "new" RPM features like lua, YAML, runtime probes, etc. will help
with eventual adoption.  As Jeff points out, new rpm features take a
few years to reach the masses so maybe this is one way to help speed
up that process.  Thoughts?
Jason