Re: RPM and dpkg merger

[Dale Scheetz <dwarf@polaris.net>]

On Sun, 30 Mar 1997, [iso-8859-1] Nicolás Lichtmaier wrote:

> On Mon, 31 Mar 1997, Mark Phillips wrote:
> 
> > Why don't we merge the two package management systems?  It would be
> > in Linux's best interest in the long term to have a single packaging
> > standard.
> > Is this feasible?
> 
>  Please note that having a single packaging standard won't give the
> ability to `cross-install' packages. The distributions differ in the
> filesystem layout, and in the way many services are implemented.
> 
The big problem for me is that if the packaging systems converge then so
will the filesystem layout and the way many services are implemented. This
reduces the freedom of two distributions. I don't see this as
strengthening anyone.

Waiting is,

Dwarf
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