On Sat, 2005-09-17 at 22:34 -0700, Marc Wilson wrote: > On Sun, Sep 18, 2005 at 12:27:07AM -0400, David Clymer wrote: > > Perhaps he's saying 'apt-get' and meaning 'dpkg' > > Thank you, but unlike most users of unstable today, I do actually know the > difference between the two.
To be honest, I figured you did. It's just that your apparent rigidity and aggressive defensivness make you so temptingly trollable**...please forgive my weakness. ;o) Anyway, I'm done. I won't bait you anymore. ** trolling is bad. kids, dont do this at home. > > I also know the difference between a low-level tool written as a > demonstration of a library (apt-get), and a management tool such as > dselect, synaptic, or aptitude. > Apparently I don't. If a tool is used to manage the installation/removal of packages, dependancies, etc. I see it as a package management tool. Saying that it is "lower level" than tool X and therefore _not_ a managment tool seems like a fairly arbitrary and/or subjective assessment rather than one that is rational (is x86 AT&T assembly not a programming language because it is "lower level" than python?). Perhaps you've just not elaborated enough for me to understand what it is that you are basing that judgment on. -davidc -- gpg-key: http://www.zettazebra.com/files/key.gpg
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