Re: Time to fight for our beloved DEB format!
hi,
it seems that the talk goes enlightened, it's good.
> That said the LSB does not _FORCE_ any Linux dist to abandon their own
work.
> It simply requires the dist to allow rpms to be installed easily. alien
does
> this for most people.
Yes, it does not _force_, but it does _imply_ that rpm is the de facto
standard
(eh, defect-o? :p) of package in linux. pretty sad.
> RPM is not inherently bad. RH (and others) simply do not have a common
> standards set that must be followed like Debian does. There are a few
places
> where each format (rpm and deb) surpass the other. However most of the
> perceived differences are actually in the _use_ of the system and not a
lack of
> features. However, Debian will not just give up on dpkg and no one has
told us
> that we must.
the thing that makes deb beloved is its link with the apt-get tools.
(just wondering, apt have anything to do with aptendodytes sp., penguin's
scientific name?)
--
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Sean 'Shaleh' Perry" <shalehperry@home.com>
To: "Matti Airas" <mairas@iki.fi>
Cc: <debian-devel@lists.debian.org>; <debian-user@lists.debian.org>; "Lamer"
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Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2001 7:16 AM
Subject: Re: Time to fight for our beloved DEB format!
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