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On Fri, 25 Jan 2008, Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav wrote:
> Mike Meyer <mwm-keyword-freebsdhackers2.e313df@mired.org> writes:
>> GNU/Linux isn't tied to rpm's;
>
> Actually, rpm is part of the Linux Standard Base specification, which
> all major distributions implement. Debian derivatives use dpkg, but
> still have a full set of rpm tools. Most distributions have higher-
> level package management tools built on top of either rpm (like yum) or
> dpkg (like apt), and in most cases the lower-level tools are only used
> if something goes wrong.
i don't recognize that as what i said, but i was trying to make the
point that BSD DOESn't use rpm compression, and that was a point i
was trying to make in terms of comparison/contrast
>
>> there are other packaging systems in use by different distros,
>> including at least one that is based on the BSD ports system.
>
> s/based on/inspired by/ if you're thinking of Gentoo.
>
> DES
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> Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav - des@des.no
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