Re: Portage, RPM or DPKG: number of packaged software comparison

[Mike Bird <mgb-debian@yosemite.net>]

Some releases by date and by total size of current i386 binary packages.
Number NN under each distro code indicates initial 2.6.NN kernel version.

                                           Uh
20 GB   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 24  .  .  .  . D5
        .        .       Ug        .        .        .    24
        .        .       22        .        .        . 
        .        .        .        .        .        . 
       Uf        .        .        .        .        . 
15 GB  20  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
        .        .        .        .        . F9     . 
       D4        .        . F8     .        . 25     . 
       18        .        . 23     .        .        . 
        .        .        .        .        .        . 
10 GB   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
        A  M  J  J  A  S  O  N  D  J  F  M  A  M  J  J  A  S
                  2007           |           2008

D4 = Debian Etch, including non-free and contrib.
D5 = Debian Lenny, including non-free and contrib. (forecast)
F8 = Fedora Werewolf, including Livna but not ATrpms.
F9 = Fedora Sulphur, including Livna but not ATrpms.
Uf = Ubuntu Feisty, including restricted, universe, and multiverse.
Ug = Ubuntu Gutsy, including restricted, universe, and multiverse.
Uh = Ubuntu Hardy, including restricted, universe, and multiverse.

--Mike Bird