Re: Is `.deb' still better than `.rpm'?

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Subject: Re: Is `.deb' still better than `.rpm'?
From: Rafael Kitover <rkitover+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 14:11:33 -0500 (EST)
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Excerpts from mail: 12-Nov-96 Is `.deb' still better than.. by Kevin K.
Lewis@rockdal.a 
> Just curious: Are there still advantages to the Debian package
> management system over the RPM system?

If I understand this correctly, RedHat put it's RPM software under a non-GPL 
copyright, and source is unavailable. The .deb software is completely GPL,
one more reason why Debian is the official GNU FSF Linux :)

Speaking of the FSF, is any work being done on making a Debian GNU Hurd
distribution? Is it expected in the future?

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