On Tue, May 02, 2017 at 04:06:57PM -0700, Bruce Byfield wrote: > Hi: > > I am researching a story comparing traditional package formats with > Flatpak/Snap. > > Several Debian developers tell me that what makes Debian what it is is > not the .deb format but the packaging policy. Anyone care to expand on > that, or comment on traditional vs. universal packages?
Hello Bruce, To be short: The goal of Debian policy is to allow packages to interoperate. The goal of containerized packages is the opposite: having independent packages that do not interfer with each others. This is rather opposite goals. Cheers, -- Bill. <ballo...@debian.org> Imagine a large red swirl here.
