My Point! :) It's an extension of an existing package format. eg A _Blades_ rpm is not just a _RPM_ renamed. It is an RPM plus extra dependencies, quality control, with a license agreement system and who knows what else (until docs come out). Plus it is a centrally stored file as well.
Sorry if it sounded too simplistic, but I was trying to draw the similarity. Craig Foster > -----Original Message----- > From: Charlie Brady [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, 20 February 2002 11:21 PM > To: Craig Foster > Cc: Devinfo@E-Smith. Org > Subject: RE: [e-smith-devinfo] Blade docs [was ENEO UPDATE > ANNOUNCEMENT] > > > > On Wed, 20 Feb 2002, Craig Foster wrote: > > > Probably the same reason why a tarball + scripts was > renamed to RPM... > > An RPM is not just a tarball and scripts renamed. It is a > cpio archive of > files, plus scripts, a checksum, signatures, permission information, > dependency list and who knows what else. Plus it is a > source file archive > format as well. > > -- > Charlie Brady [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Lead Product Developer > Network Server Solutions Group http://www.e-smith.com/ > Mitel Networks Corporation http://www.mitel.com/ > Phone: +1 (613) 368 4376 or 564 8000 Fax: +1 (613) 564 7739 > > > >
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