On 04/27/2010 05:58:43 AM, Peter Stuge wrote:
> Karl O. Pinc wrote:
> > IMO OpenVPN is encouraging bad practices by supplying packages for
> > distros that include OpenVPN.
>
> Ideally the package for that distro as made by OpenVPN is always
> equivalent to the one made by the distributor.
I'm writing again in case someone thinks this is a reason why it's
fine for an end-user to get their OpenVPN from openvpn.net.
The problem is not the initial package installation. It's
keeping up with changes over time. That's the big
service that distro's provide. Installing a single non-distro
application is no big deal. More than a few become a problem
to keep up with to the point where eventually things stop
working. Packages makes it easier to keep track of what's
what and keep things updated, in comparison to ./configure;
make; make install, but the point of diminishing returns
is soon reached regardless.
Karl <k...@meme.com>
Free Software: "You don't pay back, you pay forward."
-- Robert A. Heinlein
