On Tue, 20 Jun 2000, Jose M. Sanchez wrote:
> |Ahh! That's the point!
> |You say: deb is easy to use (or easy to manage).
> |Jose says: rpm is easy because it protects user from doing wrong.
> |I say: Now we should define "easy"... :-)
> |
>
>
> Heh, good point...
>
> >From my point of view, I WANT a package manager that forces the user to go
> out of their way when they attempt something potentially harmful to the
> system. Or at the very least do exactly what RPM does, list what is about to
> be affected.
>
> Whereas he looks at this as a disadvantage, I perceive it as a distinct
> advantage....
>
> If anything the novice needs to be made even more aware of the repercussions
> of the usage of --force or --nodeps...
>
> -JMS
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Hrmmmm this is called slackware : )
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