> 1) Per the recent thread on fink-devel, i agree that the whole > stable/ > unstable thing needs to be rethought. At the very least, choosing > which tree to point at should handled via 'fink configure' rather > than making the user kludge internal files. Additionally, i like the > idea of turning unstable on by default. > > 2) It should be easier to find desired packages. Ubuntu Linux's > frontend allows a database search of not only package names, but > descriptions as well. I find this eminently useful. > > 3) If we can get a maintainer to update/rewrite Fink Commander, then > i would hold up Ubuntu's 'synaptic' tool as a model GUI. This is > absolutely the best package manager i've ever seen - i like it better > than OS X's Software Update. And it's already built around debian!
I started using ubuntu about a year ago because of my positive experiences with fink. I find that I use synaptic often; I never use FinkCommander.app (just use the command line fink and dpkg tools, except for dselect, which is like a really bad acid trip). ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list Fink-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
