On Sat, Jun 30, 2001 at 04:16:48PM -0700, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote: <snip>
> Debian is working with a group from RH and elsewhere on a interchangeable > packaging system, but it is a ways off. > This is the real answer. LSB has compromised in a way that benefits the most distributions. As is often the case, superior technology does not win out on its own merits. However, the solution with the most finesse at this point is to move RPM in the direction of DEB. And it's just possible that in the process, even the DEB format/policy could be improved as well. In addition (though I don't know the full capabilities of alien) it seems that a package management program/script could be built that senses whether a .deb or an .rpm is being installed, and performs the apropriate action, seamlessly and without the user knowing the difference. Paul
