hi, it seems that the talk goes enlightened, it's good.
> That said the LSB does not _FORCE_ any Linux dist to abandon their own work. > It simply requires the dist to allow rpms to be installed easily. alien does > this for most people. Yes, it does not _force_, but it does _imply_ that rpm is the de facto standard (eh, defect-o? :p) of package in linux. pretty sad. > RPM is not inherently bad. RH (and others) simply do not have a common > standards set that must be followed like Debian does. There are a few places > where each format (rpm and deb) surpass the other. However most of the > perceived differences are actually in the _use_ of the system and not a lack of > features. However, Debian will not just give up on dpkg and no one has told us > that we must. the thing that makes deb beloved is its link with the apt-get tools. (just wondering, apt have anything to do with aptendodytes sp., penguin's scientific name?) -- k h a o s * lamer new name, new look, new ftp: linuxxxxx.dyn.dhs.org (change FOUR letter) upload something before downloading, or your class C IP banned. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sean 'Shaleh' Perry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Matti Airas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <debian-devel@lists.debian.org>; <debian-user@lists.debian.org>; "Lamer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2001 7:16 AM Subject: Re: Time to fight for our beloved DEB format! > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
