also sprach Alec <alec1976nyc@yahoo.com> [2002.01.11.0037 +0100]:
> If RPM is good, why did Debian project feel compelled to create dpkg?
how long before DEB did RPM exist?
(i don't know the answer. all i know about this is from having
participated (and read) discussions on what should be the LSB standard,
and DEB lost to RPM *only* because of RPMs larger user-base)
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