Re: [chat] What Linux can learn from Apple growers

[Ken Foskey <foskey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sean Neakums wrote:

> > > > > > "ii" == invisible ink <jdub@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>     ii>   [ I honestly think the RPM vs. dpkg thing is a big red
>     ii>   herring. The distribution is the thing that matters, not the
>     ii>   packaging system. ]
>
> Indeed.  apt-get is not Debian's secret; dpkg is not Debian's secret.
> Debian's secret is the Debian Policy, which is rigourously and
> consistently applied to every package in the system, and to the system
> as a whole.



I run Redhat 6.2 on my main box, without rebuilding the thing from 
scratch (will happen but not right now)  I cannot load apt onto the 
system, I think I know the reasons why and that is why we need true 
genius.  This goes double since RH broke the upgrade mechanism to RPM 
4.0.  Redcarpet looks pretty nice from the latest ximian, but it broke 
some things in my box and I still bump noses with RPM 4.0 stopping me 
cleanly upgrading.  Debian wins again.


KenF