Re: Is Linux Unix?
On Friday 23 July 2004 04:55 am, Paul Johnson wrote:
> [1] RPM considered catastrophically harmful. Until RPM actually
> *standardizes* with standard package names, standard filesystem, real
> dependency resolution, and permanent removal of file dependencies, rpm
> will always be the proof-of-concept and dpkg the proper implimentation
> of automated package management. Though this assumes that RPM-based
> distros actually meet the same high standard of quality assurance
> usually found in Mexican tap water. It's 2004: Using RPM should not
> make users start clenching their colons and dread ever touching a
> computer. If people want to know why so many people say, "I tried
> Linux, but it sucked, so I put Windows back on," they should look no
> farther than RPM.
You made beer spew out my nose. I haven't laughed this hard in ages.
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