Re: New paradigm for Linux distributions?

[Joel Konkle-Parker <jjk3@msstate.edu>]

David Clymer wrote:
> On Sat, 2004-02-28 at 15:50, Joel Konkle-Parker wrote:
>
> > I posted a small article on a possible future for Linux distributions: 
> > http://ballsome.com
> >
> > Thoughts?
>
>
> Perhaps I'm just dense, but what's new here? To me, Ian's "plan" sounds
> like a fairly good description of debian with "lets all use the same
> package format" thrown in (another old idea). How is debian NOT
> componentized? Doesn't debian already have a repository of packages
> based on apt? Doesnt debian already support the installation of a "core"
> system, and then allow one to download any specific components/software
> one needs?
>
> I'm not saying that any of this is a bad idea, but why start another
> project when one can get the same thing by just using debian?
>
> Perhaps others can tell me what it is about these concepts that I'm
> missing.

Well, I guess the difference here (in my idea, anyway) is that the main 
repository wouldn't be under the control of a single distribution. It'd 
be a central repository used by all participating distributions.

Currently, Debian's repository is just that - Debian's repository. Yeah, 
it's very large, and very open to others, but it's still Debian's. I 
guess if you consider Debian's as "the world's", then we're already there.


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Joel Konkle-Parker
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