IMHO, mandrake is not even close to 99.9% compatibility. With VERY
many packages you have dependence problems. E.g: I tried installing
October release of GNOME from RH rpms, and had a number of unsatisfied
dependencies, ranging from stupid (it needed redhat-logos for splash
screen) to possibly serious (needed newer version of pam). I tried to
install RH's PPP utility (rp3) - also unsatisfied dependencies, like
needed a newer version of initscripts. Of course,
I found a way around, but I wouldn't call it 99.9%. At best, 90%.
Best,
Sasha
> The compatibility means Mandrake uses the same basic file structure so
> that if you install an RPM compiled for RedHat than it should also work
> fine on Mandrake.
>
> It does not mean that Mandrake uses the same packages. If you compare
> Mandrake's packages to RedHat's, you'll notice that Mandrake 1) has many
> more packages than RedHat and 2) has newer versions of many of the
> packages they both have.
>
> -Tom
