also sprach Alec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002.01.11.0037 +0100]:
> If RPM is good, why did Debian project feel compelled to create dpkg?

how long before DEB did RPM exist?
(i don't know the answer. all i know about this is from having
participated (and read) discussions on what should be the LSB standard,
and DEB lost to RPM *only* because of RPMs larger user-base)

-- 
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 necessarily a good idea. it is hard to be sure where they are going to
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