Re: Packaging and installation spec wording

[Stuart Anderson <anderson@metrolink.com>]

On Fri, 18 May 2001, Anthony W. Youngman wrote:

> Just because it's common that doesn't mean its the best. It also stifles
> development - look at all the flame wars in the past. Okay, I'm beating
> my own drum here, but we want an EXTENSIBLE API, not a frozen-in-stone
> program.

We are explicitely not specifying a program. We are specifying the format
of the .rpm file. You can create it using whatever mechanism you wish, and
your distribution should install it using whatever mechanism is available.


                                Stuart

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