Re: RPM and dpkg merger

1997-04-01 Thread Nicolás Lichtmaier
On Sun, 30 Mar 1997, Dale Scheetz wrote: > The big problem for me is that if the packaging systems converge then so > will the filesystem layout and the way many services are implemented. This > reduces the freedom of two distributions. I don't see this as > strengthening anyone. It depends... t

Re: RPM and dpkg merger

1997-03-31 Thread Leslie Mikesell
> > Please note that having a single packaging standard won't give the > > ability to `cross-install' packages. The distributions differ in the > > filesystem layout, and in the way many services are implemented. > > > The big problem for me is that if the packaging systems converge then so > wil

Re: RPM and dpkg merger

1997-03-31 Thread Dale Scheetz
On Sun, 30 Mar 1997, [iso-8859-1] Nicolás Lichtmaier wrote: > On Mon, 31 Mar 1997, Mark Phillips wrote: > > > Why don't we merge the two package management systems? It would be > > in Linux's best interest in the long term to have a single packaging > > standard. > > Is this feasible? > > Plea

Re: RPM and dpkg merger

1997-03-31 Thread Nicolás Lichtmaier
On Mon, 31 Mar 1997, Mark Phillips wrote: > Why don't we merge the two package management systems? It would be > in Linux's best interest in the long term to have a single packaging > standard. > Is this feasible? Please note that having a single packaging standard won't give the ability to `cr

RPM and dpkg merger

1997-03-31 Thread Mark Phillips
Why don't we merge the two package management systems? It would be in Linux's best interest in the long term to have a single packaging standard. Is this feasible? - Mark Phillips [E