On 06/21/2018 06:26 PM, Stephen Gallagher wrote:
>>> So, when we started looking at ways to provide alternative software, we
>>> determined that parallel-installation was a non-goal. Not needing to
>> solve
>>> an unsolvable problem meant that we could focus on the parts that really
>>> matter: allowing people to select which single version of the software
>>> meets their needs.
>>
>> So the conclusion is that inability to have parallel-installable streams
>> of the same module is not due to technical difficulties to implement
>> that feature, but rather a consequence of prioritizing different
>> requirements.
>>
>>
> You drew a conclusion that is EXACTLY the opposite of what I said above. We
> determined that parallel-installation was basically impossible to build in
> a generic way. Once that was eliminated as a possible requirement, the rest
> fell into place fairly neatly.

Allowing parallel installation of two distinct package sets, provided
that they don't conflict in any way - how is that impossible?  I get
that it's not a goal for modularity to support this, but I don't see any
technical reason not to allow it.


-- 
Mikolaj Izdebski
Senior Software Engineer, Red Hat
IRC: mizdebsk
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